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rally used for^ this purpose, and a dirty and slovenly shade it 
makes ; the lath shades are best. Attend duly to covering at 
night: this must be regulated according to circumstances, as di¬ 
rected in the last Number. The above directions apply equally to 
Polyanthuses under pot culture. Have every thing that is neces¬ 
sary ready for the show-day : it is bad to leave it till the last 
moment. The boxes used for carrying the plants should be 
washed internally, or brushed and wiped out with a damp cloth ; 
provide for packing, tying up, &c., moss, soft bast, cotton wad¬ 
ding, and a few sticks about the size of an ordinary skewer, eight 
or ten inches in length. J. Neville. 
Auriculas and Polyanthuses delight in a still and moist atmosphere 
during their time of flowering, and where excellence is the object, 
every thing should be done to provide it. The plants must have 
air; therefore, while they continue in the frames, if the wind is 
troublesome, lift the lights on the opposite side to that from 
whence the wind is blowing ; by observing this rule, a great de¬ 
posit of dust will also be avoided. As soon as the first pip of any 
truss shews symptoms of expanding, immediately remove the 
plant under the hand-glasses, that it may be secure from injury. 
It will be found that plants intended for exhibition, managed under 
hand-lights, develop their blossoms more freely than if left to 
flower in an ordinary frame: in fact, we think this mode of treat¬ 
ment, even for private show, surpasses that of staging them. They 
make a beautiful display, and are seen to great advantage under 
these circumstances. The following simple erection is necessary 
for the elevation of the glasses. In a northern aspect, mark out 
two parallel lines the width of your hand-glasses, of any required 
length, drive into the earth a few pegs at convenient distances, 
and nail stout pantile lathing on the tops of the pegs ; on this 
frame the glasses are to be placed, it should not exceed five inches 
in height from the base to the surface; some boarding will also 
be necessary for laying along the sides to keep out wind and dust, 
&c. When the atmosphere is moist and still, these boards must 
be let down to give air, and put up if cold and boisterous, in the 
same manner that other frames are managed. Should the weather 
be hot and dry during the flowering of these plants, it will be ad¬ 
visable to keep the ground well watered round the range of glasses, 
to create a moist atmosphere, so essential for the enlargement of 
the blossoms. 
Calceolarias. —Examine well your plants, and see that there is no 
green-fly upon them, as they destroy the beauty of the foliage. 
The best way to kill them is to tilt the pots on one side before 
fumigating, as the smoke is more likely to take effect. Keep the 
house syringed, as they enjoy a humid atmosphere ; shut them up 
warm and early in the afternoon. They will soon repay for all 
the trouble that has been bestowed upon them. 
Sudbury. W. H. Holmes. 
Carnations and Picotees.— Finish potting for blooming without 
