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season, should be carefully examined, to see if they have perfected their seeds, 
when a collection of all the most vain able'species should be gathered, as they ri¬ 
pen, and should be laid up until the following February, when a general sowing 
should be made.” 
“ The seed pots ought to be well drained with broken crocks, or small stones, 
or cinders, and then the remaining space filled up with light sandy loam and 
peat, well incorporated together, and finely sifted for the small seeds. As all the 
sorts will not vegetate at the same time, some will make their appearance in a 
few weeks, whilst others may remain dormant for nearly two years, and after¬ 
wards vegetate, we must, therefore, never be too hasty in throwing away the seed 
pots, until we are thoroughly convinced that there is no chance of any of the 
remaining seeds coming up.” 
“ As soon as the seedling plants appear above ground, they should be carefully 
watered, with a fine rose watering pot; and when they get a little advanced in 
their growth, should be potted oft’ into small pots, and replaced in a frame, 
when they can be shaded and attended with water until they get established in 
their pots, and are hardened by degrees to the temperature of the greenhouse, 
to which they should be removed. Such plants as appear to be drawn up weakly, 
should have their tops pinched off which will induce them to shoot into hand¬ 
some bushy plants.” 
Management of Hothouse Plants. —“The house intended for the growth 
of stove or tropical plants, should be constructed so as to give a proper com¬ 
mand of artificial heat in the winter season, when a high temperature is requisite 
for the preservation of the plants. These, being natives of warm climates, re¬ 
quire a strong degree of heat, to induce them to grow and flourish in the confi¬ 
ned apartments that are allotted for their cultivation.” * * * 
“The soil that appears most appropriate for the growth cf the greater portion 
of stove plants, is sandy loam, consisting of the sward from a pasture, which 
should be throwm together in a heap, to decompose and pulverize for a short 
time previous to using; to which a portion of peat soil, mixed with it, will be a 
suitable compost for the growth of most tropical plants. When there is a scar¬ 
city of peat, a mixture of decomposed leaves of trees may be applied in its stead, 
with great advantage. Should the soil not be of a naturally sandy quality, a 
little sand should be intermixed, so as to render it light, and free for the roots to 
run in.” 
“ The pots in which they grow must be well drained with small pieces of pot¬ 
sherds, or any other material that will permit a free passage for the superfluous 
moisture. There should be placed next the drainage a little of the rough fibrous 
substance that is collected from the soil, which will admit of a ready penetration 
of the water through it, and prevent the mould in the pots from becoming too 
much saturated with wet; as nothing is more injurious to the tender roots than 
to have the soil scoured about than when in a dormant state.” 
“Most sorts of tropical plants are increased, either by cuttings, seeds, or divi¬ 
ding the roots, whence offsets of the Orchideae and Crvptogamia genus are pro¬ 
cured ; and when those throw out such suckers, or side offsets, we have a plant 
supplied w'ith roots immediately, which may be at once potted, and treated ac¬ 
cordingly. These suckers, or offsets, should be allowed to form good roots be¬ 
fore they are taken from the mother plant. The hard woody kinds may be pro¬ 
pagated by cuttings, which will root freely, in most instances, when planted in 
