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them into a warm part of the greenhouse, and treat them in the same 
way as the old plants. The whole of the order Epacrideae, consist¬ 
ing of eighteen genera, all being natives of the same country, require 
the same general mode of culture, which may be stated as follows :— 
With the exception of Epacris microphylla and exserta, Styphelia 
longifolia, the whole genera of Lysinema, Ponceletia, and Leucopo- 
gon, let every species be potted in sandy peat soil. 
The above exceptions must always have an addition of sandy loam 
mixed with the peat in which they are potted, but in every other 
respect they must be treated like the other species. 
Good drainage in every case must be attended to, for any defi¬ 
ciency here will seriously injure, if not totally destroy the plants. 
Never sift the soil in which the plants are potted, but chop and 
break it well, although in some cases this is scarcely necessary, when 
the turfy parts are well rotted. 
Never allow the soil to become hard and dry, particularly amongst 
those species potted in sandy peat alone ; because, from the delicacy 
of the fibres of the roots, this cannot be the case without the plants 
being materially damaged, if not destroyed. 
Always pot the plants immediately before they are turned out of 
doors, in the summer; for if this be not done, the action of the sun 
and air upon the sides of the pot, if the roots are matted, will dry the 
roots, and the plants will become sickly and die. 
In potting, never cut off the matted roots with a knife, but merely 
pull them with the fingers, without damaging the ball more than is 
necessary. 
Always let the plants stand in an airy part of the greenhouse, and 
never crowd them amongst other plants, or they will not prosper. 
In propagating, select half-ripened wood for cuttings, plant them 
in sand, cover them with a bell-glass, and place them in a shady part 
of the greenhouse, or in a frame. In both situations they must be 
shaded from the sun, until they have struck root. 
ARTICLE XIII. 
NOTE ON THE CULTURE OF IXLE AND GLADIOLI, 
BY MR. T. RUTGER. 
Feeling dissatisfied with what I had seen of the flowering of these 
bulbs, in the nurseries round London, as well as with those under 
my own care, I resolved to try the effect of a different soil from 
that generally recommended, and not cramming so many of them to- 
