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placed in the bed. With this view I purpose about the end of 
March to repot the stools into good rich soil and rather large 
pots, and by placing them in a rather elevated temperature, such 
as that afforded by an early potato hot-bed, to induce a vigorous 
start, and thus get them well furnished with roots, and progressing 
fast by the time the weather will permit of their removal to the 
open air. Of course, from this hot-bed there must be a gradual 
transition to the lower temperature of the open air, but this may 
be easily managed; and I think the advance of a month thus 
obtained will go far to render them still more beautiful objects 
than before. 
Samuel Martin. 
Woodlands , Elmham . 
FLORICULTURAL HINTS. 
The florist will do well to examine his stock of picotees and 
carnations very closely through this month, for with a continu¬ 
ance of the present'dull damp weather they are extremely liable 
to attacks from mildew: when this occurs the foliage becomes 
rotten, fogging, as it is called, about the middle of its length, 
and, unless timely removed, the disease spreads till it reaches the 
heart of the plant. This is one of its mildest forms; when it 
attacks the centre first all hope of remedy is at the best but futile. 
The preventive is a more complete circulation of air; this must 
be attained at whatever trouble, or a very considerable loss will 
inevitably result. Set the pots on elevated shelves, keeping the 
bottom of the frame several inches from the ground, that a 
draught may pass upwards among the plants ; let the lights be 
removed daily when it does not rain, and, if the weather can be 
depended on, they are also better off at night, and at such times 
as it is indispensable to put them on, they should be tilted at the 
back as much as four or five inches, that a moving current of air 
may continually play over the leaves. Much caution is necessary 
in watering; do not give any till positively wanted, it is far safer 
to err by giving too little now, than to fall into the opposite mis¬ 
take. Where the plants enjoy pure air in abundance they are 
this season growing with extraordinary vigour. 
