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generally which throw up rapid and vigorous shoots will make a better 
growth by autumn if cut down to a few good buds when planted out, than 
if long portions of stem and branches are left; these indeed not unfrequently 
draw so hard upon the roots as to cause the death of the plant. On the 
other hand, I have seen shrubs transplanted in wet weather, with entire 
success after having grown 6 inches, by taking up all the roots carefully 
and drenching the soil well with water, at the same time very freely 
shortening back the shoots. 
Osberton. Edwd. Bennett. 
CLIANTHUS DAMPIERI. 
S O much difficulty and disappointment generally attend the culture of 
this magnificent pea flower, that the following note on its flowering 
Ugfb in the open air at Passy, near Paris, may not be without interest, 
ip? The seeds were sown in February, and the plants were planted out 
in June, in peaty soil. They commenced to flower by the beginning 
of August and were in perfect condition at the beginning of October when 
I left Paris. A few plants forming an isolated tuft upon the grass, with 
silvery shoots more than 2 feet long, and the splendid flowers always open, 
looked, I may say, remarkably striking. They were not in a particularly warm 
or sheltered spot, and doubtless the same result could be obtained in warm 
and snug spots in our southern counties; sown in early spring and safely 
and gradually brought on to planting out time without being starved, or 
drawn, they would be in nice condition to put out about the same time with 
the tenderer bedding plants. They should have light peaty soil and good 
drainage, and they require neat staking to support their shoots; treated 
thus, this Clianthus would succeed in mild parts, and on sunny borders with 
us—trained on the low walls of glass houses, &c., it would prove a success 
over a great part of this country. The roots and tops too, should, however, 
receive a little more attention than usually falls to the lot of our wall- 
plants, and the plants must be annually raised. 
Kensington. Wm. Robinson. 
DENNIS & SCRUBY’S A1 BOILER. 
)UR attention has been recently directed to a novel form of liot-water 
boiler for horticultural purposes, which is called Dennis & Scruby’s 
A1 Horizontal Tubular Boiler, and which, it seems to us, has some 
advantages to recommend it in certain cases. It may be briefly 
described as a square pile of horizontal pipes with vertical corner 
pieces, cast in separate tiers or “ rings,” the successive “ rings ” diminish¬ 
ing in area upwards, according to a fixed scale which admits of any two or 
more being put together. The “ rings ” are fastened together by means of 
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