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—say every other week—otherwise it will soon assume a dirty and 
languid appearance. 
When once established it requires to be pruned every season, in the 
same manner as a vine, that is by spurring the lateral shoots to the 
larger ones. The best time to cut it is about January, as then the wood 
will be well matured, and the sap on the decline. After being pruned 
let the plant be thoroughly washed with tepid water and soft soap, to 
prevent the attack of mealy bug, which is so apt to infest it. This plant 
may be increased in various ways, that is, by putting pieces of the roots 
in small pots filled with sandy loam and peat, then plunged in a mode¬ 
rate degree of heat. If by cuttings, they should be taken off in spring, 
when the plant is breaking, with a heel adhering to them, and inserted 
in the above compost, round the side of a pot—but must be gradually 
inured to strong heat, as cuttings are so apt to damp off. The general 
way is to propagate by layers. 
C. 
EEVIEWS. 
Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits. 1857. By Thomas Rivers, 
The Nurseries, Sawbridgeworth. 
An admirable descriptive list of fruits, classed in sections according to 
their qualities, and we should say correctly described. Mr. Rivers’s 
knowledge of fruits is extensive, and his orchard-houses have given 
him the opportunities of proving some new kinds previously undescribed, 
^ and which are likely to be valuable additions to our gardens. This 
catalogue should be consulted by all interested in fruit culture. 
A Select List of Plants, Fruits, &c., grown for sale by Messrs. 
Wm. Rollisson & Sons, Tooting. 
This is a selection from their larger catalogue, containing their new 
and rarer plants, and the best of the older popular kinds—all very 
useful information for purchasers. 
Abridged List of Stove and Greenhouse Plants, offered for sale by 
W. J. Epps, Bower Nurseries, Maidstone. 
Mr. Epps is an extensive grower of specimen Heaths, Azaleas, and 
general greenhouse plants. We beg to direct the attention of exhibitors 
and gardeners generally to the plants he offers for sale. 
The following Rose Lists for the present season have been received :— 
Mr. Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Selected List. 
Messrs. A. Paul & Son, Che shunt, ditto. 
Messrs. Wm. Wood & Son, Maresfield, ditto. 
They contain, no doubt, the cream of all the good things in the Rose 
way, with some individual recommendations. We are glad to perceive 
a tendency towards an abridgement, even with those who stick up for a 
rather larger assortment to lay before their patrons. Mr. Rivers’s 
