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THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ February, 
given freely. About the end of Juno they may be set out of doors—the earlier- 
struck cuttings sooner—in a sheltered situation, where they will get a few hours’ 
afternoon sun daily. To grow largo specimens, the plants must have two or 
three shifts into larger-sized pots, using a richer compost at each shift. Small 
plants will only require shifts into moderate-sized pots. On no account should 
the plants be allowed to get pot-bound or suffer for want of water, as in that 
case red-spider, to which they are subject, will attack them, and the foliage 
once spoiled, the beauty of the plant is gone. 
As the plants advance in growth, they should be kept neatly tied to stakes. 
They will do well out of doors until September, when they should be housed before 
they get injured by frost. In a few weeks they will present a gay and showy 
appearance, well worth the little trouble be^owed on them. We have had here 
some plants treated as above, which were found very useful. 
S. patens also does well under the same treatment, but does not continue so 
long in flower as S. splendens. Plants of Salvia splendens lifted carefully out 
of the borders early in September, potted, and put into frames, will continue in 
flower a long time, but they are not quite equal to plants grown specially in 
pots for autumn flowering.—M. Saul, Stourton. 
EUPHOKBIA JACQUINIiEFLOKA. 
N the Floeist, some months ago, Mr. Earley, when writing about this 
charming plant, threw out the hint that he possessed a secret concerning 
its culture worth one’s birthright, but he did not mention what it was on 
that occasion, and I and doubtless other readers have looked anxiously for 
this information. For the benefit of the craft, I now beg to ask Mr. Earley to 
enlighten us, as anything which may lead to the more successful cultivation of such 
a beautiful and useful winter-blooming plant, cannot fail to be acceptable. Un¬ 
doubtedly the best mode of growing it for furnishing cut blooms, is to plant it out 
in a suitable structure, as the racemes are considerably larger than those pro¬ 
duced by plants cultivated in pots. Some few years ago, when passing Mr. 
Weatherill’s market-growing establishment at Finchley, I noticed a quantity in 
a span-roofed house covered with bloom ; and no doubt so successful a grower 
found it useful. 
Now is the time to propogate a stock for next winter’s display. The tips of 
the young shoots strike readily in a good bottom-heat; and they should be potted 
off singly when rooted, and shifted on as required. During the summer months 
they will do best in a close pit, syringing them morning and evening, and slightly 
shading them during the middle of the day, when the sun is very powerful. 
Stop them occasionally. As to soil, I think fibry loam, peat, and leaf-mould, 
with a good sprinkling of silver-sand and effective drainage, will answer 
admirably. Mr. Earley is ever ready to impart his knowledge to his brethren of 
the craft, so I hope he will excuse me for asking this question.— Geoege Potts, 
Jun., Sundridfje Park Gardens^ Bromley^ Kent. 
