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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
diately under the flower, and the guard or lowest series of petals 
spread neatly upon these. Then paper caps, or small shades of 
glass, must be suspended over the flowers, to prevent the sun and 
rain from injuring the colours, and these should be removed 
towards evening to give a little air. When these precautions are 
taken, the blooms may be obtained in the greatest perfection that 
the plants will admit of. If they are to be bloomed in pots, these 
pots should be large, and the plants transferred to them early in 
April; after which, the treatment is the same as if they were in 
the open border. In winter they should be secured from very 
severe weather by hoops and mats, or some such contrivances ; 
but still they should have as much of the free air as possible. 
As the Carnation is grown by an almost countless number of 
florists, there are different modes of treatment recommended ; but 
the notes we have given are in accordance with the practice of 
the most successful growers, and therefore we can recommend 
them as containing nothing visionary. 
ON THE CULTIVATION OF CORYANTHES. 
BY MR. DON. 
As the best mode of treatment for this beautiful and singular 
genus, 1 should recommend their being grown in pots rather than 
in baskets. When the plants have got about six or eight pseudo 
bulbs, they should then be removed into very large pots ; the pots 
should be filled up to within a few inches of the top with very 
large potsherds, and over them should be laid the roots of the 
pteris, or eagle fern, cut into lengths : then commence to build the 
mound, which should be raised about five inches above the rim of 
the pot. The mound should narrow a little towards the top, 
and on that should be placed the plant; and when this is done, 
the mound should be pressed as firm as possible, and finished off 
neatly, some pegs being put in for the purpose of holding the 
mound together. The pot in which this genus is grown, should 
be of the most fibrous nature possible. The season for potting 
should be either March or April; and as soon as the plants are 
