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soil I should select is a mixture of peat, leaf-mould, loam, and 
sand, in equal quantities, used rather roughly and effectually 
drained. The plants will now make vigorous growth, and must 
again be stopped, till they assume the character it is desired to 
impart; keeping them throughout all the growing season in a 
slightly shaded, moderately warm position, sufficient air being 
admitted to preserve them from mildew, and becoming drawn. 
Green fly is sure to be abundant, but is easily kept down by 
fumigating with tobacco-smoke. When the flowers are about to 
expand, more sun will be necessary, to give them colour; and 
this, with the necessary tying, embraces all their management. 
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If a month of real inter-tropical weather has caused some 
trouble to preserve a proper humidity about the plants recently 
placed in the flower-garden, it has not been altogether without 
its advantages, for were they no greater than the check thus 
given to the ravages of the snail and slug, which promised to be 
so formidable in the early part of the season, and so allowed the 
plants a chance of establishing themselves, would leave us little 
cause of complaint; as it is, all bedding plants of which we have 
intelligence are progressing most satisfactorily; redoubled vigilance 
will, however, be necessary, should a continuance of showers 
occur, for without doubt the slimy creatures will avenge them¬ 
selves on every opportunity for the abstemious manner in which 
they have been obliged to live. Other enemies are also numerous, 
and with every favorable change of weather may be expected to 
make their attacks, which are to be dreaded in proportion to their 
strength. The common aphides and red spider are most to be 
feared. The former are easily expelled, as before directed, with 
fumigations of tobacco-smoke, or, where that cannot be applied, 
with diluted smelling-salts. The latter are on the whole, perhaps, 
the most troublesome depredators we have ; nothing is more 
effective against them than maintaining a humid atmosphere, or, 
in the case of plants in the open air, frequent washings thrown 
over the foliage with some force by the syringe or garden-engine; 
