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smaller pieces round them, and others broken very small, on the top 
of these. All plants belonging to the Proteacese should he drained 
in the same manner, for the roots are very fond of running amongst 
the broken potsherds, and there is not so much danger of their being 
over watered. Care must be taken not to let them flag for want of 
water, as they seldom recover, if allowed to get very dry; they should 
also be placed in an airy part of the greenhouse when in. doors, 
nothing being more beneficial to them than a free circulation of air. 
Cuttings are generally supposed to be difficult to root, but they will 
root readily, if properly managed. Let them be well ripened before 
they are taken off; then cut them at a joint, and plant them in pots 
of sand, without shortening any of the leaves, except on the part 
that is planted in the sand, where they should be taken off'quite close ; 
the less depth they are planted in the pots the better, if they only 
stand firm when the sand is well closed round them. Then place 
them underhand-glasses in the propagating house, but do not plunge 
them in heat. The glasses must be frequently taken off to give them 
air and dry them, or they are apt to damp off. When they are rooted, 
the sooner they are potted off in little pots the better, as the sand is 
liable to canker their roots, if left too long in it. When potted off, 
they should be placed in a close frame, but not on heat, as a bottom 
heat will destroy their roots; and they must be hardened to the air 
by degrees. Plants raised in this way have better roots, grow faster, 
and flower sooner, than plants raised from seeds. In raising them 
from seeds, they should be sown in the same kind of soil as the plants 
are grown in, and placed in the greenhouse; or if it is in summer, 
they will come up earlier if placed out in the open air. -They will 
soon make their appearance, and they should be potted off in small 
pots, for if left in the seedpots too long, they are apt to die, and are 
more difficult to move with safety.— Sweet's Cultivator. 
ARTICLE X.—CULTURE OF CIST US. 
Cistus is a beautiful genus, consisting of hardy shrubs, and others 
that require to be protected in winter, either in a greenhouse or in 
frames. The cultivation of them is not so general as it would 
otherwise be, on account of their being so little known; every cul¬ 
tivator varying their names, and confusing one with another. We 
hope to set this matter right, by the work we are now publishing 
on the tribe, where full and faithfully coloured figures will be given, 
as well as descriptions of all the species that can be procured ; after 
