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getting additional light from that hall, though in a 
subdued form, the data loave uncertain. The whole 
i of the south side of the lobby is of glass. Along this 
south side, with the exception of a fourth of the space 
1 near the entrance, and along the west side, but some 
distance from it, the stands for a double row of plants 
; are arranged so as to mako the end and the side of an 
i oblong parallelogram. The stand seems to be placed at 
; an equal distance from the glass on the south side, and 
the dead wall on the wost side. The keeping these a 
little distance from the wall is of importance, both in an 
economical and phytological point of view. Whether 
that simple arrangement is the best possible in the 
circumstances, 1. may allude to before I close this 
article. As plants are wanted throughout the most of 
the year, I presume the lobby is heated by a stove, or 
other means ; if by a cast-iron stove—Arnott’s, or other¬ 
wise—it will be advisable to have a tin to fit the top, 
and to keep that supplied with water whenever there is 
a fire. 1 presume the glass on the south side is made 
to open and shut, so that air may be given judici¬ 
ously in winter, and be let in almost constantly, night 
and day, from June to October. Eor such a place, 
provided the door is not always left open during the 
day, almost any plants would do, provided they did 
i not stand too long, and, in addition to changing 
i their position, all hard-wooded plants were kept at 
; the south side. Knowing, however, how easily liard- 
i wooded plants are injured in such places, I would recom¬ 
mend furnishing it almost entirely with soft-wooded 
plants that are intended to be kept for a time, and then 
either cut down or thrown away. All permanent plants 
should have the most southerly position, in order to 
have the full beuefit of light and air. Camellias, 
Epacrises, and Azaleas, &c., will bloom very well in such 
a place, but they must not be kept too long at the north 
end, even though the doing so would keep them much 
longer in bloom. Keeping these things in view, I will 
hastily meution a few things for the separate months, 
beginning with the present. 
SEPTEMBER. 
Fuchsias would make a fine show of themselves. 
With the exception of a few large ones, those propagated 
in March and April would be most suitable for this pur¬ 
pose. Balsams, sown in April, May, and June, would 
keep a succession to the middle of October. Cockscombs, 
sown in April, in a hotbed, and grown on, would also 
I be good now. Lantanas, struck in spring, would also 
be gay in the present and the previous mouth, and most 
people admire the changing of the colour in the 
flowers. All the late flowering Gladioli, such as 
Pscittacinus, Natalensis, Gandavensis, &c., would make 
a fine show ; and so would the Japan Lilies, as rubrutn, 
speciosum, &c. Scarlet Geraniums, of various kinds, 
would also be very suitable, and spring-propagated 
plants of many of the fancy and florists’ Pelargoniums, 
plants of Achimenes, started in May, will now also be 
I very suitable, with nothing more than greenhouse treat- 
j ment on coming into bloom. On the second row from 
i the south side, or about mid-way to the north on the 
west side, the Gesnera zebrina would be a fine object 
for this month and a half of the next. Plants should 
have been started in March, in heat, and hardened off, 
and grown in a shady place in the greenhouse. In addi¬ 
tion to these, I may mention as very appropriate, Begonia 
parvifolia, Begonia Evansiana, Salvia splendetis, and 
[ Plumbago capensis, the treatment of which has been 
fully given; the Plumbago should have been cut down 
in March, and kept close until it broke. Small plants, 
from cuttings in spring, would now also be interesting. 
All the little Lobelias would look interesting hanging 
over the first one. 
OCTOBER. 
A good deal the same as the above. Small plants of 
Tea and Bourbon Roses will be coming into bloom a 
second time. Salvia splendens, and other kinds will be 
useful. The variegated, and even the plain-leaved. 
Ageratum will supply a greyish-blue colour. Shrubby 
Calceolarias and Heliotropes propagate in spring. Mig¬ 
nonette and Virginian stock, sown in June and July, 
and towards the end of the month. Chrysanthemum 
Hendersonii, and various of the Pompone Chrysan¬ 
themums. A double yellow Chrysanthemum, saved from 
the annual kind, is getting very plentiful, and by pro¬ 
pagating in June wiil bloom in pots all the autumn and 
winter. The scent of such things must be neutralised 
by Mignonette, &c. 
NOVEMBER. 
Nothing could be more gay than the Pompones and 
other Chrysanthemums during this month. See what 
was lately said of making stands of them. I forgot 
then to add, that plants of the small Lobelias, sown or 
propagated in June and July, make fine edgings for 
such stands. Chinese Primroses will also now be good, 
and young plants of Fuchsia serratifolia would look 
well; and so would the Salvia splendens, its scarlet 
lightening up the different coloured Chrysanthemums. 
DECEMBER. 
This will be the darkest and worst month of the year. 
Chinese Primroses will now be good. Violets in pots, 
the sweet Daphne odora; Wallflowers, sown in spring, 
pricked out and potted early Scarlet Geraniums, and 
early Cinerarias. Mignonette will make the place sweet. 
Camellias will also be coming in. Salvia fulgens, potted 
by August, will bloom all the winter. Crocus, &c. 
JANUARY. 
Here, again, Camellias must form the chief attraction, 
and to them may be added Musk, slightly forced. The 
sweet Daphne, Cyclamens, Crocuses, Snowdrops, I iolcts, 
Wall-flowers, Primroses, Cinerarias, and Coronilla 
glauca, Cytisus proliferus, and racemosus, the two latter 
having been kept in a warm part of the greenhouse. 
FEBRUARY. 
Much the same as in January. Camellias, Chinese 
and Buorbon Roses, Cytisus, Narcissus, Tulips, and 
Hyacinths, from bulbs potted early, and slightly forced 
before being hardened off in the greenhouse, before 
being brought to the lobby. Well-grown plants of 
Wallflowers would also be very interesting during this 
month, if kept in the greenhouse in winter. They will 
now be in full bloom, and so will some of the double 
ones towards the end of the month. Annuals sown in 
September, such as-the various Nemophilas, potted off, 
and kept on shelves, will be very beautiful by the end of 
the month. To succeed them, those sown in the open 
air in autumn may be taken up and potted at the end of 
the month. 
MARCH. 
In addition to Camellias, bulbs will make the greatest 
attraction. Hyacinths, with the assistance of a hotbed 
before placing them in the greenhouse. Narcissus, of 
such kinds as Grand Monarch, Paper White, States 
General, Soldi dor, and Double Roman. Of Tulips, 
Tourne Sol, Double Yellow, Rex rubrorum, and Royal 
Standard, Van Thol, &c. Cinerarias will also be coming 
in, and small plants of Tea and China Roses. Scarlet 
Geraniums, in pots so small as to stunt the plants, will 
also be coming into bloom. A few Epacrises would 
stand a month at the south side without injury, pro¬ 
vided the atmosphere was not still and dry. Various 
Cytisuses, and especially Attleana, will now also be in 
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