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CULTURE OF THE NATURAL ORDER PROTEACEiE. 
from Mr. George Mills, Gardener to Alexander Copland, Esq. 
3. Fora miscellaneous Collection of Flowers, from Mr. G. Mills. 
4. For a miscellaneous Collection of Flowers, from Mrs. Lawrence, 
F. H. S. 5. For a miscellaneous Collection of Flowers from Mrs. 
Marryat, F. H. S. 6 . For Forced Apricots and Raspberries, from 
P. C. Laboucliere, Esq. 7. For a Plant of Boronia Serrulata, from 
Mr. Douglas, Gardener to the Earl de Grey. 8. For Citrons and 
Shaddocks, from Peter Fry, Esq. Compton House, Somersetshire. 
ARTICLE VIII. 
CULTIVATION OF THE NATURAL ORDER PROTEACEiE. 
“ In the first place it is necessary that the pots should be well trained; 
for which purpose, place over the hole in the bottom, a piece of pot¬ 
sherd ; then place another piece against it, so as to leave a hollow ; 
after that, put in a handful of potsherds, broken into pieces not larger 
than peas, and over these pieces still smaller, till the pot is nearly 
one third-part full. This is applicable to the management of plants 
of almost every family ; for by these means, the water soaks gradually' 
off, and the mould is not allowed to get sodden. 
In the next place, for the genera Protea, Leucadendian, Leucas- 
pernum, Spatalla, Sarocephalus, and Aulax; all the species delight 
in a composition of rather more than one-third sand, and the rest 
light loam without any peat. The genera Surruria, Nivania, 
Grevillea, Hakea, Petrophila, Isopogon, Banksia, Dryandra, La- 
matia, and Telopea, succeed best in three parts of peat, two parts 
loam, and one part sand. When potted, they do not require any 
particular care more than other greenhouse plants, except to let them 
have plenty of air, to avoid letting them flag for want of water, and 
never to water them over the leaves in cloudy weather. 
With regard to their propagation, let the wood be first ripened, 
then take off the cuttings as nearly as possible between the last and 
present year’s shoot, pare them smooth, and plant them in a pot of 
sand, not too close together, as they are apt to get the damp amongst 
them, which readily spreads from one to another. Let the pots be 
then placed in the propagation-house, watering them whenever they 
want it, but not over the leaves. In this way Mr. Sweet has never 
found any of the supposed difficulty in striking any of this natural 
order; and even Telopea, the Embothrium speciosissiinum of the 
Botanical Magazine, he finds to strike as readily as any.”— Botanical 
Magazine. 
