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a saw-cut, sloping upwards ; and in this I fix a 
C-in. square pane.of glass, letting it hang over 
the flowers. By this means I have generally 
been able to cut clean flowers, when other¬ 
wise they would have been unfit for exhibition. 
I have observed that this mode of shading 
hastens the development of the flowers, which 
in dull wet weather is frequently a necessity. 
All other plans of shading I have tried have a 
tendency to draw the plants, but this never 
does so, and* I have frequently seen a cover 
remain over a plant for two or three weeks 
without the plant being drawn in the least. 
In dull, moist seasons there is not much 
difficulty in growing the Pansy, as the only 
enemies the grower then has to contend with are 
the caterpillar and the slug, which can easily 
be destroyed. In hot, dry summers, particularly 
in warm districts, the difficulties are greatly 
increased. Then heavy waterings are necessary, 
not sprinklings. I water in the evening heavily 
betwixt the rows, and after, say, an interval of 
an hour, I go over the plants and give them 
another soaking overhead, with the rose on 
the water-pot. By this means they are kept 
continuously growing. 
The most troublesome enemies amongst 
them at this time are the aphides—the yellow 
and the green—which collect at the end of 
the shoots and on the under-side of the leaves, 
and which, if not promptly attended to, will 
soon kill the plants. The plan I adopt is to 
mix 2 oz. of Gishurst compound to the gallon 
of soft water. I work it well up with the 
syringe before using till it becomes a perfect 
lather, with which I smear the plants all over, 
till, at a distance, they look like large snow¬ 
balls. I let this lather remain on them for an 
hour or two, when I syringe it off with water. 
This is always done in the evening, after the 
sun has gone off the beds. I have tried soft- 
soap in solution, and find it answer just as well, 
only that it is impossible to get samples of it 
of equal strength. I have tried quassia chips, 
but prefer the Gishurst compound. 
Should the plants get leggy during the sum¬ 
mer, it is a good plan to go over and peg them 
down, giving a top-dressing composed of rotten 
dung, leaf-mould, and good soil. 
In growing for exhibition, it is necessary to 
keep the plants from seeding, otherwise the 
flowers will become small and deficient of 
colour. It is good practice to strip all the 
flowers off a week or a fortnight before an 
exhibition, thinning them as they come for¬ 
wards afterwards. The best liquid manure for 
them I find to be the urine from a cow-house, 
of which I use about one pint to the gallon of 
water, applying it betwixt the rows. 
Many varieties of the Pansy carry a bloom on 
the flower; it therefore behoves the exhibitor 
to be very careful not to rub it off, wdiich is 
certain to be done if the flowers are packed 
betwixt vine-leaves, as I saw them at the 
Aquarium. The result was that they were so 
soiled and crushed, that they were unfit for the 
exhibition-table. The plan I have adopted, 
after long experience, is to tie not more than 
six flowers, oftener four, in a bunch, and 
to place the stalks in a dahlia-tube in the 
exhibition-box, and I have never had them 
soiled or spoiled. Should the weather be very 
wet and the flowers damp, it is a good plan to 
cut them over-niglit, placing them separately, 
the stalks in water, in a dry room, and in the 
morning the flowers will generally be found 
perfectly dry. It is not a great work to set the 
flowers up on arriving at the place of exhibi¬ 
tion, if all is ready for the purpose. If the 
flowers are good, ten minutes should be ample 
time for, say, a stand of twenty-four. I always 
like to exhibit the flowers on white paper- 
collars, as a white margin surrounding the 
flowers, in my opinion, renders the colours 
more striking. The stands I use for twelves 
consist of three fours of the following 
dimensions :—From centre to centre, 3 in.; 
from centre to outside, If in.; outside length, 
12£ in. ; width, 9-J- in. ; depth, 4 in.—G. Rudd, 
Undercliffe, Bradford. 
ANTHURIUM REGALE. 
HIS fine foliaged plant is not very 
frequently met with, but for the 
size and beauty of its leaves its 
merits are far above some foliage plants 
which are more generally sought after. The 
fine velvety texture of the leaves, and the size 
of them combined, give it a truly regal appear¬ 
ance. I have measured leaves 26 in. in length 
and 14 in. in breadth. And, moreover, it is of 
easy culture. A young plant from the nursery 
should have a liberal shift, say, from a 4-in. to 
an 8-in. pot, using a mixture of fibry peat, with 
chopped sphagnum, and a liberal quantity 
of pieces of charcoal; to this add sharp silver- 
sand, in sufficient quantity to keep the mixture 
sweet and porous. The drainage should be 
one-third of the depth of the pot used to shift 
the plant. In repotting, break the pot from 
which the plant is taken ; any portion to which 
the roots may adhere should not be removed, 
as the roots, being large and of a fleshy nature, 
would be injured thereby. In potting, keep 
