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CULTURE OF DRYANDRA. 
which we think they cannot fail to he understood. Most of the spe¬ 
cies will survive through the winter/in the open air, if the weather 
be not too severe ; but is the safest to keep some of the kinds in pots, 
that they may he sheltered from severe frost; and they can be turned 
out in the borders in spring, when they will thrive and flower well. 
They will succeed in any common soil, or a mixture of loam and 
peat will suit them very well. They may be increased by layers; or 
young cuttings as soon as ripened, taken off at a joint, and planted 
under a hand-glass will root readily. They may he raised from seeds, 
which are produced in abundance.— Sweet's Cultivator. 
ARTICLE XI.—CULTURE OF DIMACRIA. 
Dimacria is one of the tuberous rooted genera belonging to Geran- 
iaceae. Its species succeed best in an equal mixture of light turfy 
loam, peat, and sand ; they require also to he kept quite dry, when 
not in a growing state, which commences as soon as they have done 
flowering, and have ripened their seeds. They then require to be 
kept in a cool situation, but out of the reach of frost; and as soon 
as they begin to push young leaves in the heart, they should have all 
the old mould shaken from their roots, and should be planted in fresh. 
In potting them, cave must be taken not to bury the heart of the 
plant, or it will be apt to rot. When fresh planted they will require 
a little water, and as they grow they must be watered whenever they 
are dry, and if the pots get filled with roots, they must be shifted 
into larger ones, in the same sort of soil. The best method of in¬ 
creasing them is by the little tubers of the roots planted with their 
tops above the surface, that they may not rot.— Sweet's Cultivator. 
ARTICLE XII.—CULTURE OF DRYANDRA. 
Dryandra is a beautiful genus belonging to the Proteaceae, and is 
nearly related to Banksia. Many new species have been introduced 
to our collections by Mr. Baxter, and are now for sale at the nursery 
of Mr. Mackay. The species thrive best in an equal mixture of 
light turfy loam, peat, and sand; the more sandy the soil is, the bet¬ 
ter they will thrive. The pots must be well drained with potsherds, 
which should be broken very small, as the roots are fond of running 
amongst them. Ripened cuttings, taken off at a joint, and planted 
in pots of sand, without shortening any of the leaves, will root freely 
