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THE FLOBIST AND POMOLOGI8T. 
[ Februaut, 
Old plants of Fuchsia now started in heat will soon break, they should then be 
shook out, potted into smaller pots, and plunged in a gentle bottom heat; when 
they have made some fresh roots they should be shifted into larger pots and 
replunged, and they will again soon require another shift, which should be a 
liberal one. By stopping the shoots and picking off all the early flowers, large¬ 
sized plants are easily grown, and for a variety of decorative purposes during 
the summer these prove to be very useful. Hard-wooded Plants should have 
air freely admitted in favourable weather, but cold cutting winds must be care¬ 
fully guarded against; a night temperature of 40° is sufficient in frosty weather. 
Towards the end of the month the general potting of the young specimens may 
be commenced; all pots should be clean and well drained. Avoid overpotting, 
which is a bad practice.* 
Pits and Frames. —These should be well looked to during the month to keep 
out damp and frost. Bedding plants of all kinds in store-pans should now be 
potted off, and put into a little heat. A gentle hot-bed should be got ready for 
cuttings of Lohelia., Verbena., Petimia., Pentstemon., Salvia., Fuchsia., &c. ; these, if 
put in at any time before the end of next month, will soon root, and make good 
plants before bedding-out time. 
Out-Doors. —It is desirable that the laying of Turf., the forming or regravel¬ 
ling of walks, and all other alterations intended to be made, should be completed 
with as little delay as possible, so as not to interfere with the other work. The 
coverings of dung, leaves, or tan that were placed over the beds of hardy Bulbs 
should now be removed, and the soil between the bulbs stirred. All the more 
hardy Roses may now be pruned, but the tenderer sorts should be left until next 
month. The beds of Aubrietias., Alyssums., Arabises., and other spring flowering 
plants should be looked over, and all vacancies filled up.—M. Saul, Stourton. 
TREE MIGNONETTE. 
S a winter decorative plant, for baskets, in the house and the conservatory, 
this is a special favourite here, not only on account of its graceful appear- 
Hr ance when grown in a tree-like form, on stems 2 ft. high, with heads from 
^ 2 ft. to 3 ft. through, but also on account of the fragrance it diffuses 
around. Indeed, our plants are the admiration of all who see them. 
To have the plants in bloom by November, the seed should be sown by the 
middle of March. "We use 3-in. pots, thoroughly cleaned and well drained, with 
a thin layer of moss over the crocks. The soil should be rather free, and put 
through a half-inch sieve. The pots are nearly filled, the soil gently pressed 
down, and a few seeds placed in the centre of each, covering them over with 
soil to about the thickness of the seeds. We give a good watering, and place the 
pots near the glass in a temperature of 60° ; if the surface is shaded until the 
plants make their appearance, so much the better. At this stage of their 
existence, the young seedlings don’t relish being often watered. 
