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turn, Leucojum vernum, L. tricophyllum, and several sorts 
of Narcissus. Blue — Scilla sibirica, amcena , and bifolia, 
Trichoncma ccelestinum ; but the last requires a frame 
in winter. Yellow — Eranthis hyemalis, Narcissuspimilus, 
minor, and Bulbocodium. Purple — Bulbocodium vernum, 
Trichonema purpurascens. Various coloured — Iris reti¬ 
culata, tuberosa and persica, and varieties. 
2nd. Dwarf Herbaceous Plants. —Those worthy of 
a first place are the Russian, Tree, and Neapolitan 
violets, all which will now be beautifully in bloom, if 
| raised from cuttings last May, planted out during the 
; summer, and potted in the end of September. Chinese 
Primroses —red and white, from seed sown in May. 
Cyclamen —all the varieties; of Persicum, the prettiest and 
sweetest. The treatment has often been given. Beware of 
saturating them with water. If not fresh potted in the 
autumn, top-dress with rotten old cow-dung. To these 
I may be added such hardy plants as polyanthus, single 
and double ; and primroses of all colours, single and 
double; Anemone hepatica, nemorosa or flore pleno, and 
I varieties of Daisy. 
3rd. Taller Herbaceous Plants. — Cineraria. Of 
: this, suckers taken off in the end of July or the beginning 
i of August, or seed sown in May, and not overpotted, 
will have supplied flowering plants. If from suckers, 
i take from kinds with the small round leaves, such as the 
j Messrs. Henderson are so successful in raising ; if from 
seed, choose those with the smallest leaves. The more 
compact the plants, the easier will they be kept in a 
healthy state; the larger and fleshier the leaves, the 
more will they suffer in a dry room, besides taking up 
i much more space, and requiring more water. Scarlet 
geraniums propagated late, and kept from flowering 
during the summer. Geranium Unique, which will pro¬ 
duce its deep purple flowers all the winter, should be 
i raised in the spring previously, as it is rather shy to strike 
! in the autumn. Calceolaria — Kentish Hero, struck late, 
I starved during the summer, and potted and encouraged 
i in September. Ageratum mexicanum, dwarf, and Salvia 
| fulgens, the variegated-leaved variety, struck under a 
j hand-light in July, and grown on. With the exception of 
Orobus vernus, and Tussilago fragrans, and palmata, the 
scent of which many admire, there could be little help 
! obtained here from hardy plants, except some nice wall- 
\ flowers. 
4th. Shrubby Plants. — Daphne odor a rubra, D. 
odora variegata; the latter blooms in the beginning of 
| winter, the former in winter and spring, and is a most 
i desirable window plant: one bloom will deliciously 
I scent a room. These are generally grafted and budded 
I on the common spurge laurel; the rubra I have not 
1 made much headway with as respects growing it luxu- 
I riantly, though Mr. Wood, of the Bedford Nursery, 
! Hampstead-road, the most successful propagator and cul¬ 
tivator of it I have seen, says there is nothing particular 
j in its management; and with him, with apparently 
roughislr treatment, it thrives amazingly. The Otaheite 
' orange and the Seville orange from cuttings. Coronilla 
1 glauca, Cytisus racemosus, dwarf stubby plants, with 
which the chief tiring is to keep them free of red spider 
j during summer, and getting them in doors before frost. 
A double white and a double red camellia, a few China 
roses potted in summer, and pruned in autumn, and if 
care is given to air, a heath or two, such as Erica 
Willmoreana and Linnceoides, and several Epacrises, as 
impressa, and nivalis. 
5th. Plants with interesting Foliage, sucli as oak¬ 
leaved, cut-leaved and curled-leaved Geraniums, along 
with those whose foliage is delightfully scented, as Prince 
of Orange, Citriodora, C. purpurea, &c. 
6th. Variegated-leaved Plants. —I have mentioned 
the variegated-leaved Salvia fulgens, a small plant is 
very pretty. The foliage of the Coronilla glauca varie¬ 
gata is also very pretty, and the flowers are as fine as in 
the species. Some kinds of double wall-flowers have fine ' 
variegated foliage. Many others will at once suggest : 
themselves; in fact, from the geranium family alone an 
interesting group might be formed of variegated-leaved I 
plants,—some cut, some round, others cupped, and others i 
nearly plain, like little Dandy. As coming under this 
division may be mentioned the Saxifraga sarmentosa, a 
regular old woman’s window plant, but not the less in- ; 
teresting on that account, when suspended from a basket 
stuffed with moss; its runners festooning themselves 
in several generations at all periods; while in the begin¬ 
ning of summer many are studded with their neat white 
blossoms. 
7th. A Succulent Group. —I am not aware of any 
very striking plant that will be in bloom at present, and j 
suit a window, except Epiphyllum truncatum; and where : 
there was no house, it could only be made to do so by 
nearly roasting it with sun-lieat against a wall or paling, ' 
from July to the end of September. S'peciosa would also j 
bloom if treated in a similar manner. The whole of the ! 
Cactus group, and also the small Ahes, and Haworthias, 
and Mesembryanthemums, &c., maybe Icept in such a posi¬ 
tion, and will reward you with bloom dining the summer, 
if properly managed; and the chief point is merely to 
sponge the foliage now and then, but to give little or no 1 
water from the end of October to the end of March. 
During this dry period they will also endure a consider¬ 
able amount of shade without injury; but when growing, | 
not a ray of light should be missed. 
8th. Here may be included the principal plants for 
spring and summer blooming, such as pelargoniums cut 
down in July and August, fine calceolarias raised from | 
cuttings, succession cinerarias, which ought to receive I 
the greatest attention of all with regard to light, turning 
the plants, watering, &c. 
9th. Store-pots for the Flower-garden. —These 
will also require a fair amount of' light and air whenever 
the outside temperature is above 38°, and just as much 
water as will keep them from flagging. As far as space 
will admit, every bedding out plant may thus be kept; 
but the less t /ire that is seen in the grate the better. 
10th and last division will consist—Of Deciduous 
Plants, such as fuchsias, all manner of bulbous and tube¬ 
rous plants which die down to the surface, and many 
hard-leaved evergreen plants, such as the myrtle, ; 
all of which, with the exception of the evergreens 
that should be placed in the light on fine days, will ! 
stand safe, until growth has commenced, in stables, cow¬ 
houses, cellars, garrets, empty rooms, or in any pilace 
where you can prevent the frost getting at them. The [ 
soil should only be slightly damp, in opposition to being 
powder dry. 
Some will say, “ You will poison us with so many 
plants.” This opens up a large question ; I would merely 
say, healthy plants in dwelling rooms promote health 
and cheerfulness in their possessors. Introduce them ; 
sparingly into bed-rooms, especially if in bloom; and if 1 
not removed, let them stand upon the floor at night. 
R. Fish. 
HOTHOUSE DEPARTMENT. 
STOVE CLIMBERS. 
Combretum puiiPUREUM ; Madagascar, 1818.—'This is 
a truly elegant plant, with handsome opposite leaves, 
and terminal racemes of bright scarlet flowers produced 
in succession from June to October. There are few 
plants that surpass this when in flower. Though each 
flower is individually small, yet from the great number 
on each raceme, and" the elegant feathery-like appearance 
they make, every beholder is struck with admiration. 
It is, indeed, a beautiful object amongst other fine 
things. Where there is room to cultivate it no plant 
is more worthy. 3s. 6d. 
