THE CULTIVATION OF PLANTS. 
ACACIA. 
CACIA is a beautiful genus of Plants. 
' Many are large growing shrubs, and are 
I very ornamental in a Greenhouse, and 
i some of the Dwarf kinds as A. diffusa, 
i A. alata, A. pulchella, and others, are ele¬ 
gant Plants for light airy rooms, as they flower early in 
spring. They thrive best in a soil composed of loam 
and peat, and a good deal of sand mixt with it, with 
a little decayed manure or leaf mould. They should 
be placed m an airy part of the conservatory, and when 
in flower, or growing, they require a liberal supply of 
water, and when placed in the garden for summer, 
they should have an open situation and be watered 
regularly in dry weather, for if the roots become very 
dry, they are apt to perish. The Acacia is liable 
to the scaly insect, and should be washed with soap 
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