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any flowers that are expanded, or stems that still remain fresh, 
until they are quite decayed ; for I am quite convinced that the 
sap of all leaves, flowers, and stems of herbaceous plants that have 
arrived at maturity, as they naturally decay, returns to the root, 
gives it proper health and strength, on which the future success so 
much depends ; for if they become weak and sickly from any im¬ 
proper management in autumn, they seldom recover and' do well. 
I then place them in a cool frame or pit, always keeping them 
moist, but not wet, taking care that the crowns of the plant and 
foliage are as dry as possible, clearing away at all times all decayed 
leaves, and giving them a free circulation of air ; they will in 
about three weeks put out a quantity of side shoots sufficiently 
long. Then I earth them up with light sandy loam ; in a short 
time the young shoots will be strongly rooted. Then I take them 
off, and put them in small pots, and place them in a close moist 
frame, giving them a slight shade. I next place them for the 
winter on a warm and airy shelf in the greenhouse, repotting as 
they require, never allowing them to get pot-bound; and as the 
season advances, I add a little more of the loam to the mixture, 
and a little well-rotted dung, in all cases paying particular atten¬ 
tion to plenty of drainage. The plate of the present number con¬ 
tains representations of some of my seedlings ; they are drawn 
somewhat smaller than the flowers are when in perfection. The 
four flowers in the middle of the plate are herbaceous, and the top 
and bottom are shrubby kinds, seedlings of the present summer. 
An early number, Sir, may contain figures of my new shrubby 
kinds, and a continuation of the account of my mode of treatment. 
I am, Sir, yours, &c. 
Lower Cheam. John Green. 
[We shall pay every attention to the favours of Mr. Green, and of every other 
cultivator of flowers of equal skill and success.— Editor.] 
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THE WEATHER FOR JULY. 
The state of the weather during the last twelve months has been very un¬ 
usual ; so much so, indeed, that it seems likely that we shall require another 
winter, and probably part of another summer, before it returns to the average 
of ordinary English seasons. In the latter part of April, toward the close of 
the long period of drought, the reflection of heat from the eaith was so great, 
that the average of the thermometer in the sun was above 100°, and the max¬ 
imum 114°; and even more in some situations. This was a close approxima- 
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