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also forces well; it is deciduous, and the flower-buds are pro¬ 
duced for nearly the whole length of the recent wood, these 
expand in a temperature of about 55°, and clothe the branches 
with large, handsome, yellow flowers, reminding one of the 
Chimonanthus , all the species of which should be included in the 
forcing shrubs, not that they positively require forcing, but 
because their handsome and fragrant flowers are displayed 
throughout the winter in an ordinary greenhouse. 
The double variety of Ribes sanguined is a great improvement 
on its parent, and should always be grown in preference ; it 
requires the treatment usual with roses and such things, and its 
bright red flowers mingle well with the more usual white and 
yellow tints. 
The handsome Wiegela rosea , if properly matured in the 
autumn, is a fine addition, but must not be forced rapidly : a 
conservatory temperature brings it out beautifully, but a stronger 
heat induces the production of leaves only. 
Another recent plant, the Jasminum nudiflorum , is a nice ad¬ 
dition to our winter store of flowers, it also requires a temperature 
elevated a little above that of the greenhouse, and if well grown 
in the preceding summer forms a fine object. A. F. T. 
FLORICULTURAL HINTS. 
As the layers of picotees and carnations have had a very 
favorable time, we may now expect them to he quite fit for re¬ 
moval; it will be well therefore to prepare the soil required 
to pot them in: for this purpose nothing equals a pure 
unmixed turfy loam ; that from a pasture is very frequently 
recommended, and but for the almost universal presence of 
wireworms in such soil, nothing better could be wished. In 
most localities there are certain spots of waste land, which ac¬ 
quire a degree of celebrity for the goodness of their soils, and 
from whence the neighbouring gardeners procure their supplies; 
near the metropolis and other large towns the drawing of such 
soils affords a living to very many, and from some such place the 
amateur, who has no pastures of his own, may obtain the par¬ 
ticular earth he requires by placing an order in the hands of an 
individual accustomed to the business, who, with the simple 
direction to get it “light,” will procure the exactly fitting quality. 
