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THE FLORISTS JOURNAL. 
•Many other flowers may be pointed out which have been 
reclaimed from rustic simplicity to a very high degree of floral 
beauty; and it is a principal part of the florist’s amusement, as well 
as his duty, to originate new varieties, either by cross impregna¬ 
tion, by improved kinds of compost to give colour and amplitude, 
or by any other means his ingenuity may suggest. 
M. 
April 26, 1S41. 
QUERIES, WITH ANSWERS BY MR. DON. 
In May last, I purchased of a highly respectable nurseryman four Azaleas, 
two white and two purple. The white ones have flowered extremely well, but 
the puiple ones not at all. On moving them from the pots a few days ago, 
I found the roots so tightly hound by the soil as to prevent any healthy 
growth. What plan should I adopt to give them a better chance of flowering 
next year ? 
H. W. 
During a tour in Ireland, a few days ago, 1 took up, at Fairhead, county of 
Antrim, two odoriferous plants, which I was told are the Bog Myrtle. In the 
carriage the foliage of them has gone. What mode of treatment should I 
adopt in order to start the plants into growth? 
J. H. 
ANSWERS. 
With respect to the Azaleas, I have to say that the purple are much more 
difficult to flower than the white. The best mode of treatment is this :— 
When they have done flowering, they should be put into a house, a pit, or a 
frame, kept pretty closely shut up, well syringed every morning and evening, 
and watered till they have completed their growth. They then should have a 
little air ; and as the wood becomes firm, and the bud at the top of the shoot 
becomes hard, they should have abundance of air, or be turned out of doors 
night and day, if not later in the season than the month of August; but they 
should be taken in before the frost comes, as that invariably destroys the more 
delicate and valuable ones. Should the Azaleas not flower, or show any signs 
of flowering, next season, you should put them into a house, pit, or a frame, 
keep them closely shut up, and syringe and water them as I have recom¬ 
mended ; but they should not be started before the beginning of May, or until 
such time as they show signs of growth, without any artificial means to 
induce it. 
Azaleas should not be repotted oftener than once in two years, as they do 
not flower nearly so well if often disturbed. When they become large plants, 
