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admitted. Be careful in watering until the pots get fuller of roots; an occasional 
syringing in bright weather will be beneficial to them. Young plants intended 
to make large specimens should have the flower-buds picked off as they appear, to 
induce them to make fresh growth. Attend to the training and tying-out of the 
plants, and continue to shift any that may require it. Soft-wooded Greenhouse 
plants will now be making rapid growth, and should be encouraged to do so. 
Attend well to the watering, and shift all plants when they require it. Pelar¬ 
goniums will now demand some attention ; keep them near the glass, and fumi¬ 
gate occasionally to keep down the green-fly; give them liberal supplies of water. 
Plants advancing into bloom will be benefited by an occasional dose of liquid 
manure. Shift plants intended for late blooming. Continue to shift Fuchsias 
as they require it, and attend to the stopping and tying of the shoots. Attend 
well to the watering of Liliums , Cinerarias , and Primulas. Sow some seed of 
Cineraria and Primula for autumn flowering. Continue to pot off spring-struck 
cuttings, tender annuals, and other plants in pits and frames.—M. Saul, Stourton. 
SEASONABLE HINTS ABOUT AURICULAS. 
HESE plants will, during the month of April, claim our particular care and 
attention. They will now have made great progress, and most of the 
f trusses will have risen out of the hearts. Many of these will require to be 
thinned, which should be done as soon as the pips are sufficiently forward. 
In performing this operation, all ill-shaped pips, such as are likely to disfigure 
the symmetry of the truss, must be cut away. Keep the plants properly watered, 
and give them plenty of air when the weather is congenial, for the more light 
and air they have, the stronger and more healthy will be the bloom. Cold frosty 
winds should be avoided, and should the nights be frosty the frames should be 
well covered. Auriculas should be placed in an east aspect until they begin to 
come into bloom, so that the plants may have the benefit of the morning sun. 
A slight shading will be necessary for a few hours during the middle of the day 
if the sun is shining powerfully. As soon as the pips begin to expand they 
should be removed to a north aspect, where they should remain during the time 
they are in bloom. Secure the stems with small sticks, and get the trusses in an 
erect position ; keep them shaded from the sun, and should the weather be hot 
and dry, frequently water the ground outside the frame. This will allay the dust 
and keep them cool, and do much to prolong the bloom.— John Ball, Slough. 
GARDEN GOSSIP. 
N a communication to a contemporary, Mr. Rivers states that the Pyrus 
spectabilis roseo-plena , which we recently figured, is the same as the Pyrus 
f spectabilis Paversii, raised many years ago at the Sawbridgeworth Nursery. 
If it be so, we can only express surprise that we should have heard so little 
of so beautiful a plant. Mr. Rivers states that his tree was raised from P. spectabilis crossed 
with P. japonica, that it gave darker flowei's and a more robust habit, and though apparently 
