and are therefore quite within the reach of all those who may 
be desirous of enlivening their greenhouses with decorative 
plants of sterling quality. Mr. Kinghorn, who is w T ell known 
as a very successful grower, has furnished the following practical 
hints on the subject of cultivation:— 
“ Young plants, free and healthy, and not pot-bound, are pre¬ 
ferable to commence with. The smaller-leaved varieties should 
be grafted on free stocks, but many of the fine varieties of re¬ 
cent introduction grow more freely than the sorts generally used 
' for stocks, and these are better on their own roots. 
44 The best soil for all the varieties is fibry peat, with a good 
portion of silver sand, and some small pieces of broken pots 
mixed in. Clean or new pots should be used, and great care 
taken in draining them; some of the fibre of the peat may be 
used over the crocks to prevent the drainage from getting 
choked. About the month of June, or when the plants are in 
active growth, is the best time to re-pot. The soil should be 
made quite firm around the mass of roots, or the water ap¬ 
plied will run through the new soil, leaving the old mass dry. 
Many plants have been lost or injured from this cause. During 
the season of growth, they delight in a close moist atmosphere; 
the syringe should be freely used, and the plants shaded from 
the mid-day sun. Whenever a plant has made its growth, it 
should be exposed by degrees to more air and light, and less 
water must be given at the roots, but the ball of earth must 
not be allowed to get dry. When water is given, therefore, it 
must be in sufficient quantity to moisten all the soil. It is of 
the first importance to the production of fine bloom to have the 
flower-buds set as soon as possible, as the quality of the bloom 
will be in proportion to the perfection of the ripening process, 
and the time that has elapsed from the setting or forming of 
the buds till their expansion. 
44 If the plants are sufficiently advanced to be stood out-of- 
doors for a few weeks previous to the autumn rains coming on, 
it will be of great benefit to them; but in exposed situations 
it will be necessary to protect the pots from the sun. A very 
convenient plan for effecting this, is to stand each pot within 
one a size larger.” 
