MARCH. 
89 
VIOLETS IN POTS. 
I HAVE that most beautiful and best of all the lovely tribe of Violels, 
the old double blue, now in full bloom, each plant having upwards of a 
hundred flowers on it, and that in a 24-sized pot. In order to obtain 
this I split the roots up into pieces and plant them in May on a warm 
south border of good soil, in rows one foot asunder, placing the plants 
six inches apart in the row. In August I take them up and put them 
into large pots filled with good rich soil. I then place them in a frame 
on a south border, after filling it with cinders to within six inches of 
the top. When that is done I plunge the pots, and in that condition 
I leave them until frost sets in, when the lights are put on and kept on, 
tilting them about an inch every day, and covering at night with mats. 
Violets love a dry bed of cinders, a cold frame, and a situation as near 
as possible to the glass. 
Delta. 
EEVIEW. 
The Floral Magazine, comprising Figures and Descriptions of Popular 
Garden Flowers. By Thomas Moore, F.L.S., IMI.S., Secretary 
to the Floral Committee of the Horticultural Society of London ; the 
Drawings by Walter Fitch, F.L.S. Nos. I.—X. London: Lovell 
Reeve, 5, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden. 
We hold that to be a very narrow mind, in which envy lurks, carping 
at the success of others, and considering that nothing really good can 
come out of anything that in any way crosses their path; and he is a 
generous soul who welcomes excellence wherever it is, and gives credit 
to endeavours honestly and faithfully done, although they may trench 
on his own peculiar province. That was a generous saying of Thacke¬ 
ray’s, when announcing that one of the ablest contributors to the 
“ Cornhill Magazine ” had seceded, and, like South Carolina, set up 
on his own account, as the Editor of “Temple Bar “ Our course 
has been so prosperous, that it was to be expected other adventurers 
would sail on it, and accordingly I heard with no surprise that one of 
our esteemed companions was about to hoist his flag and take command 
of a ship of his own ; the wide ocean has room enough for us all; at 
home, and over our own immense dominions there are markets enough 
for all our wares; the old days of enmity and exclusiveness are over, 
and it is to be hoped buyers and authors will alike profit by free trade, 
friendly courtesy, and fair play.” And shall we not gladly welcome a 
new candidate for public favour in our line, even though it may seem 
to claim some of that which belongs to ourselves ? But in truth it 
occupies different ground ; it is more a biographical gallery of Flora’s 
beauties, holding to the floricultural world something of the same position 
that the “Botanical Magazine” does to the more scientific botanist; 
and when we see the worthy trio whose names are interested in keeping 
it up to the mark, we may be quite sure that the floricultural knowledge 
of Mr. Moore and the artistic skill of Mr. Fitch will be exerted to 
