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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
of calendar of the operations carried on in a small suburban garden. They 
have simply chronicled a series of every-day experiments, which could claim 
nothing of originality or even novelty; but they had for myself, as the 
operator, a peculiar interest notwithstanding, the which I have sought, in some 
small degree, to impart to others through the medium of these monthly papers: 
and I venture to indulge the hope that the simple effort has been appreciated. 
These monthly discoursings are now brought to a close, and it is only due to a 
few friends (and notably among them Mr. James Cutbush, of Highgate), who 
have kindly sent me some interesting subjects for cultivation, that I should say 
I still hope to furnish notes of these by-and-by, through the same medium by 
which I have been wont to chronicle my doings. My little garden will be 
still, to me, a mimic microcosm of wonders and beauties, which by the agency 
of my pen shall express themselves occasionally in these pages while “ round 
about me they are glowing,” smiling on the genial influences which combine 
to give them birth. 
- Quo. 
ON THE CULTURE OF THE RED AND WHITE GUAVAS. 
(PSIDIUM FOMIFERUM AND PYKIFERUM.) 
These are natives of both the East and West Indies. They have nearly 
the same habits, and grow in a wild state to a nice bush, 8 or 9 feet high; but 
when cultivated they become quite large trees. The fruit of both is eaten, not 
only by the natives, but by Europeans. The fruit of the White Guava is, how¬ 
ever, more esteemed than that of the Red. The flesh of the former is red, 
melting, and of a pleasant taste; the fruit of the latter is equally fine to look 
at, but is not equal in flavour to that of the White. As they are very easily 
cultivated, requiring only the temperature of an ordinary vinery, and as the 
fruit makes a nice addition to the dessert during the autumn months, it has 
always appeared strange to me that their growth should be limited as 
they are. 
They are readily propagated by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, which, 
if put into sandy soil and plunged in a nice bottom heat under glass, soon strike 
root. When the cuttings are rooted they should be potted off singly into pots, 
which should be well drained with potsherds, using a compost of good rich loam. 
They should then be plunged again in a bottom heat of about 80°, and the 
temperature of the atmosphere of the pit or frame should be kept at about 70° 
by night, and about 80° by day, with an increase of 10° or more by sun heat. 
The lights should be kept rather close until the plants begin to root into the 
fresh soil, when air should be admitted freely in fine weather. When the roots 
get through the ball of earth to the sides of the pots, and before they become 
matted, the plants should be shifted into larger pots, and again plunged in 
bottom heat. The plants should be .freely syringed, and a moist atmosphere 
should be maintained. In a few weeks the plants will require another shift, and 
this time the pots should be large enough to carry them through until the next 
season. When potted they should be again plunged in heat, and treated as 
before until towards the end of the summer, when more air should be given. 
On the approach of autumn they should be taken to the stove, and kept mode¬ 
rately dry during the winter months. Early in the following spring they should 
be started into growth. The plants should be shifted into large pots once or 
twice during the season as they may require it; they should have liberal sup¬ 
plies of water during the growing period and plenty of air in hot weather. 
With this management the plants will be sufficiently large to flower and fruit 
the third season; and as they grow large, every season they will bear greater 
