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THE LADIES 5 MAGAZINE OF GARDENING. 
when the sun shines, and the plants should never be watered unless they 
are very dry. I keep Geraniums, Verbenas, and all sorts of plants in 
cold pits and frames, and seldom, if ever, lose a plant, unless there should 
be a long continuance of severe weather, and then but very few. Cuttings 
strike freely in a little bottom heat in spring, and where they are wanted, 
a few plants should be placed in heat to excite their growth, for the pur¬ 
pose of taking cuttings from them. Small plants should always be 
planted on the outsides of the beds, in order to keep the bed more uni¬ 
form. The above treatment will answer for all the species and varieties 
of Verbenas, as Melindres is the most delicate of them all. 
Dropmore, 
March Mh, 1841. 
[Every one who has seen the dazzling effect of the Scarlet Verbenas 
in the splendid flower-garden at Dropmore, will be aware of the value 
of this paper, detailing Mr. Frost’s method of treating them.] 
ON THE CULTURE OF FUCHSIA STANDISHXL 
BY MR. STANDISH. 
This plant is a hybrid, between Fuchsia fulg'ens and F. globosa , forming 
an intermediate kind between the two. It requires to have a season of 
rest after it has done flowering, and to have the wood well ripened. In 
the early part of spring, this plant, if properly managed, grows very fast, 
and may be propagated equally so. In many places, however, I have 
seen it potted in stiff loam, and the mould pressed very tight down to its 
roots; consequently it has made but little growth, and the flowers have 
been small. I find this and many other Fuchsias delight in a light rich 
soil, cbmposed of one half good rotten leaf-mould (that is, of leaves which 
have been used for linings to hotbeds, with a mixture of dung, and the 
whole afterwards properly decomposed), and one half light rich loam, 
with a mixture of sand. To have fine plants early in spring, they should 
be put into a moist heat, from 60 to 65 degrees; and when in a growing 
state, I frequently top them to make them bushy : but when they begin 
to flower, from their flowering so freely, they put forth no more shoots 
from the axils of the leaves, though the extreme ends will continue to 
grow and flower the whole summer; and if put in a stove in the autumn, 
they will still continue flowering throughout the winter. This plant does 
well turned out in the open border; and if protected with a few leaves, 
half-rotten dung, sawdust, or, in short, anything to keep the frost from 
