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some of the most telling and effective of modern adaptations. The result has been 
most satisfactory. Already has a plant reached the coping of a twelve-feet wall, and 
in the case of one strong shoot lateral branches have spread abroad, so as effectually 
to cover its allotted space. The possession of this vigorous habit, combined with 
its other qualities, render it all that could be desired, the evergreen leaves, so thick 
and abundant, and so lucid on their surface, being ennobled by the long pointed 
white bloom-buds, and the telling and lasting full-blown Boses ! By-and-by, as time 
consolidates its growth, a permanent small-twig garniture will be afforded by it, 
needing little attention beyond the occasional removal of decayed blossoms and 
a slight annual pruning, whilst in return it will commence to flower early in 
June—as early, being against a wall, as any other sort, while it will almost, if not 
quite, merit the chanting over its fallen petals of the sentimental requiem,— 
“ ’Tis the last rose of summer,” 
as it blooms sometimes well on into December.— William E alley, Valentines. 
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E find this plant (see p. 12) to bloom very freely here under the follow¬ 
ing treatment, and most of our plants have bloomed three times within 
twelve months. The whole of them, fifteen in number, were in flower in 
July, August, and September, each plant having from five to twelve spikes 
of blossom. In October, November, and December we had from two to four plants 
in bloom, with from four to ten spikes on each plant, this being the second crop 
of flowers from them ; and others are now (January 11) with flower-spikes well 
above the foliage, which will be opening their flowers in about ten days, this 
also being the second crop of bloom. About March and April we get three or four 
spikes to most of the plants as a third crop. After this, we treat them as 
follows:—We supply them rather sparingly with water for about three weeks ; 
then turn them out of their pots, take all the old soil from them, and repot them 
in the same pots, using equal parts fibry peat and yellow loam, with a liberal 
addition of sharp sand. The drainage should be ample: one-fourth the depth of 
the pot should be filled with crocks for this purpose, and these covered over with a 
layer of fibry material. Pot moderately firmly, and place the plants in a stove 
temperature of from 70° to 75° by day, ranging 10° lower at night. Water 
carefully, and syringe freely night and morning ; as soon as they have got well 
hold of the new soil, give liquid manure twice a week. Treat the plants in this 
way until the middle or end of June, according to the time at which they are 
started into growth. If it is desired to have some of the plants in bloom in July 
or August, the treatment above described should be continued. If any are to be 
kept for succession, they must be removed to a cooler house, and must be brought 
into a higher temperature to bring them into bloom at intervals as required. If 
the above directions are carried out, I am certain they will prove successful, as 
this practice has been followed here for eight years with the same unvarying 
success.— Henry Chilman, Somerley Gardens. 
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