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THE FLORIST S JOURNAL. 
spoils his plant; and then despises it, and does what in him lies to 
make all the world do the same. But, if these plants were grown 
in a strong moist heat during the summer, and then allowed to be 
perfectly dry in the winter, and kept in a temperature of from 
55 to 65 degrees, there is not the least doubt that they would 
flower splendidly every season ; instead of producing one or two 
poor and stunted flowers once in five or six years, as they do 
under the general treatment they now meet with. 
For the most part, and in the case of the smaller ones especially, 
they are found growing among the rocks, and in very warm 
situations. But the larger ones are found among trees, on the 
plains, in situations where they are literally deluged with water 
during the rains ; and the smaller ones among the rocks have also 
a very copious supply of water at the same time. These natural 
circumstances do not lead us to all the details of the artificial 
treatment; but they are our best, and indeed our only guides to 
the principles. 
In order to grow Cereus triangularis successfully, it should be 
potted in turfy peat, leaf mould, well-rotted manure, and sand, in 
equal portions. A proper drainage should be ensured, by large 
potsherds, in the bottom of the pot; and large pieces of turfy 
peat should be laid over them to prevent the compost from being 
washed down, and choking up the drainage. The size of the pot 
must, of course, be regulated by that of the plant. When the 
plant is potted, it may be trained on stakes, or against a wall, 
or supported in any way that the grower may prefer ; but its 
habit is such that it always requires support of some kind or 
other. 
In the summer, which is the proper season of growth, the plant 
should have a copious supply of water, and a heat of from 70 to 
90 degrees, or rather more during the day ; but the temperature 
should be allowed to get lower during the night, that is, no arti¬ 
ficial heat should then be applied, except in the early part of the 
season, and also the latter part of it. The season of growth 
should be continued from April to October. 
When our friend, Mr. Crichton—to whom the floricultural 
world is immediately indebted for the knowledge of how much 
beauty this flower can be made to display—first entered upon the 
charge of Mr. Christy’s houses and grounds, he found that this 
plant had been totally neglected ; that is, it had got no water for 
