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waters the earth in the pot; and as soon as I have done, I place the pot 
in a dry saucer and have it removed to its proper place, while I wash 
another plant. In this manner, I keep my plants in perfect health; and 
I have Camellias now beautifully in flower, that have been kept in my 
living-room for several years. Every one who has ever kept Camellias in 
a room, will allow that this is a tolerable proof of the efficacy of my 
treatment; as the flower-buds of Camellias very frequently turn brown 
and fall off if the plants have not plenty of air and water; and they are 
very apt to be attacked by the red spider, and also by a very disagreeable 
kind of black fly, which fixes itself in the hollow of the underside of the 
leaf, and which it is very difficult to dislodge. 
Pearsall Cottage, near Wolverhampton, 
January 16, 1841. 
ON THE MANAGEMENT OF FOREIGN SEEDS. 
BY MR. BEATON. 
It is a common, but very erroneous opinion, that seeds from different 
countries require different treatment to make them vegetate, or, as the 
gardeners express it, make them come up. On the contrary, the seeds of 
all hot countries, whether from Calcutta, Ceylon, or the Cape of Good 
Hope, from Mexico or Brazil, or from Australia or New Zealand, should 
be treated exactly alike; and they all succeed best sown in pots, and 
placed in a common cucumber frame till they appear above ground. 
Even Cape Heaths, which are sooner injured by artificial heat than any 
other plants, are raised in heat by the best and most skilful propagators. 
As to the seeds of plants which are known to be quite hardy, of course 
it would be folly to take up any room in a hotbed with them, as they will 
do quite as well, or better, in the open border. 
The best way to treat foreign seeds, is to divide them into classes, 
according to their size instead of their country ; as the largest seeds vege¬ 
tate much slower than the small ones, and consequently are not so soon 
ready to transplant; they also require different management with regard 
to soil, watering, &c. Thus, if there be many seeds, they may be divided 
into three classes : the largest being marked No. 1, the medium size No. 
2, and the smallest No. 3. The seed-pots should be new, or at least 
washed quite clean and dried. This is a very necessary precaution, though 
one seldom attended to by amateurs. In fact, no flower-pot should be 
used either for sowing seeds, or for transplanting, that is not perfectly 
clean and dry ; as if any of the old earth is left adhering to the sides or 
