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plants in most cases, though there are some varieties which nei¬ 
ther stopping nor any other method will cause to assume a hand¬ 
some shape. 
I generally flower them in sixteens, which may be considered 
large enough for any purpose, excepting where they are intended 
for exhibition. When they have filled these with roots, I place 
them in a pit to protect them from the autumnal frosts; and as 
they flower I remove them to the greenhouse, where they are 
placed in pans of manure water, which greatly increases the size 
and beauty of their flowers. 
The sorts I would recommend, from my own knowledge, as 
being best, are Achmet Bey, crimson purple ; Beauty, pale lilac ; 
Bijou, white, pink shaded; Campestroni, dark crimson purple; 
Chancellor, pink and white; Minerva, pink and buff; Sparry, 
purple ; Vesta, pure white, very early bloomer ; Formosum, white, 
with primrose centre ; Princess Maria, rosy lilac ; Due de Coneg- 
liano, scarlet crimson ; General Foy, shaded and mottled purple ^ 
Lucidum, white; Superb clustered yellow; Superb white; Ma¬ 
dame Pompadour, rosy lilac; Queen, pale rose; Enchantress, 
creamy white. 
Mr. Kershaw preferred the middle of April for propagating ; 
also to strike and grow these plants in a pot—contending that 
more blooms, and of much better quality, might thus be obtained. 
He recommended, if fine blooms were the object of the cultivator, 
to thin the flower buds early, leaving only one or two on each 
shoot or branch ; he objected to stopping them at any time. 
Mr. Bennison fully concurred with the essayist, and considered 
the middle of May ample time for putting in the cuttings. He 
preferred striking one cutting in each pot, and very much 
objected to the growing of three in a pot. He recommended, 
after the flowering season was over, and all danger of severe frost 
past, to turn the plants into a rich border, for the purpose of 
obtaining strong, healthy cuttings. After they are rooted they 
should receive no check, but be gently grown into bloom. 
Mr. Cooper said that very nice compact little plants might be 
obtained by layering the branches in small pots (using rich com¬ 
post) at the beginning or middle of September. 
