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placed in pans in the middle of April, when the sun 
was gaining strength ; were set on some close, opaque 
medium at the warmest end, and there covered with 
a hand-light, exposed as much as possible to the sun. 
This light, after vegetation was progressing, was only 
tilted in the middle of the hottest days; was always 
; closed early in the afternoon; and, if the night was at 
I all cold, was indulged, in addition, with a night-cap of 
| paper or calico. The hand-light could seldom be dis- 
| pensed with before July. When in bloom, the achi- 
menes will stand a fair amount of air; gloxinias always 
like a humid atmosphere, even when in bloom, and in 
such a position should be humoured by standing on 
damp moss. Few things answer better as cut-flowers 
in small glasses; but if without hothouse or liotbod, 
and the above care being deemed too troublesome, they 
had better be dispensed with. With your present col¬ 
lection of plants, the following may be your arrange¬ 
ment:—Give air at one end of your house; give none 
at the other. Place at the open end, exposed to air 
night and day, unless when very windy and stormy, 
your calceolarias in bloom, then your geraniums, then 
on the stage above them, as near to the place where the 
top sashes open as convenient, your hard-wooded plants, 
growing and in bloom; then, between these and the 
extreme of the close end, your Lantanas, and such 
plants of the hard-wooded family as have had their 
flowers and extra wood removed by pruning; then your 
gloxinias, and such plants as require a higher tempera¬ 
ture and closer atmosphere; as they like a little shade, 
between them and the glass may be placed your cactus 
out of bloom, as a preparation to their standing out-of- 
doors in August, or the driest and sunniest part in the 
house. When the calceolarias have done blooming, the 
coolest and shadiest place will suit them, and thus you 
will get plenty of young plants, and escape the spider 
and thrip. The geraniums, when done blooming, must 
have the sunniest and driest place you can command, 
either in-doors or out, to ripen and harden the wood,— 
an essentia] necessary for vigorous growth when cut 
down, and for obtaining strong, healthy plants from the 
cuttings. ____ R. Fish. 
NEW STOVE PLANTS. 
( Continued, from page 179.) 
zEchmea mix i at a (Glowing-red iE.h—The ASchmeas, 
as is well-known, belong to the Bromelworts, amongst 
which is the famous pine-apple, the king of fruits. The 
zEchmeas approach very nearly to that section in which 
that fruit-bearing plant is placed. In this genus there 
are two additions of great beauty, namely, fE. miniata, 
21s., and /E. Miltonii. They are very useful plants of 
decorative interest, from the fact of continuing in bloom 
for a long period. 
Balsamina latifolia alba. — This plant has pure 
white flowers, produced all the summer long, and also 
green leaves and stems, differing in those respects from 
the species. 7s. Cd. 
Bilbergia. —Several fine species of these Bromelworts 
have been imported lately. They are to be commended 
for their easy culture, fine foliage, and handsome flowers; 
their names are B. Leopoldii, 21s.; B. Duo de Croy, 
42s.; B. morelliana, 42s.; B. rhodocyanea, 21s.; B. 
splendida, 42s.; and B. vittata, 21s. Plant collectors 
that have plenty of space should procure all these, 
j Rhodoleia championii. —A most beautiful evergreen 
shrub, with roundish foliage, and large, beautiful, rose- 
coloured flowers, produced freely at the ends of the 
shoots. The flowers are semi-double, something like 
those of Pyrus japonica. It is a truly handsome plant, 
but as yet very scarce. 105s. 
Siphocampylos. —This fine genus of handsome winter 
and early spring-flowering plants has lately had some 
fine species added to it. Though they will exist in a 
greenhouse, yet their proper place is in a stove moderately 
heated. S. amcena, a very neat pleasing plant, with 
moderate-sized foliage, and deep-rose-coloured flowers, 
produced abundantly on the terminal shoots. 5s. S. 
leucostoma, flower red, tipped with white, very pretty. 
3s. Od. penduliflorus, flowers drooping. 5s. 8. reti- 
culatus, leaves veined, a desirable new species. 5s. S. 
scandens, a climbing species, free flowering. 5s. 
Sinningia punctata. —This is an improvement even 
upon the beautiful S. guttata. The flowers are larger, 
the spots more vivid in colour, and of a larger size, and, 
in addition, they have a beautiful yellow throat. 5s. 
Stephanotis oblisii. —Ail addition to this charming 
genus will be gratefully received by the lovers of beau¬ 
tiful, fragrant, stove climbers. Unfortunately, we are 
not in possession of sufficient information about this j 
said-to-be-new species, but it is in the country, and will j 
soon, no doubt, be proved. Its price is high as yet. 105s. 
Tacca inteorifolia (Syn. Assacia cristatd). —This is j 
a curious, interesting plant. Our readers will remember, 
that our friend, Mr. Beaton, described this plant in his 
report of the Chiswick and Park shows. Though not of 
showy colours, yet the peculiar form and colour of the 
flowers renders it a curious, desirable plant. It is not 
yet on sale, but from its habit there is no doubt it will 
soon be increased. 
Puya Funckiana. —That fine plant, the Buy a Alten- 
stenii, will be a passport for this new species into favour. 
We know as yet little about it, but it is in existence in 
this country, and we hope soon to give a better account 
of it. This genus belongs to Pourretia. 
Tillandsia vittata (Ribbon-leaved Tillandsia).— 
Another beautiful addition to this fine genus, but we 
have not yet seen its flowers, though they are said to be 
very beautiful. 21s. 
T. carnea. —Flesh-coloured flowers; very pretty. 21s. 
Vriesia psittacina. —This is a fellow species with 
that lovely plant the Vriesia splendens ; though its 
foliage is green throughout, and therefore not so beau¬ 
tiful as its fellow, yet it does not yield in beauty in its 
flowers; they are produced on spikes, in regular order, j 
and are of a bright, shining, orange and yellow colour. 
21s. 
Such is our very brief notice of the new or rare stove * 
plants in the nurseries round London. We are much | 
astonished frequently at the immense number of new j 
plants which the industry of collectors travelling j 
through hot unhealthy climes, send over constantly ■ 
to this wealthy country. Could we do this without 
wealth ? And is not wealth wisely, or, at least, in- i 
nocently, employed in building and keeping up habit¬ 
ations for such plants ? Who can tell how many gardeners [ 
are employed, how many glass manufacturers, carpenters, 
iron-boiler and iron-pipe makers, brick and stone masons, : 
painters, &c., are employed by the gentry of the country 
in order to grow the plants and fruits of foreign 
countries? Who can deny that this love of novelty in 
plants is wisely implanted in the human heart, and 
the good that the indulging this innocent luxury does 
by giving employment to so many thousands of our 
countrymen? T. Appleby. 
CUT ROSES. 
(Continued from page 194.) 
Conveying to the Exhibition.— To a person who 
had never seen a stand of twenty-five, or fifty, or one 
hundred cut blooms of roses, the carrying them to a 
place to be exhibited would seem simple enough, and 
a matter scarcely worth a thought. He might think, the 
growing of them well, and having plenty of fine blooms 
to cut the day before, would be quite sufficient to ensure 
the prize; all that he would want would be a sufficient 
