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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
T. Stanton. — Procure the following Camellias, and you will have twelve 
good ones—Tmbricata, Chandleri, Bealii, Hallei, Double Striped, Fordii, 
Donkelaarii, Monarch, Elegans, Pompone, Press’s Eclipse, and Reticulata. 
Obtain your seed, if possible, from Donkelaarii, or any other variety rather 
than Waratah, the latter having been seeded for so long a period, that the 
chances of getting a distinct new one from it are so much lessened as to be 
scarcely worth the trial. 
Florista. —Cut down your Chrysanthemums, and place them out of 
doors ; if they are alive now, there will be plenty of new wood to propagate 
with next May. 
A Suburban Gardener. —We have stated before that the majority, or 
perhaps the whole, of Gesneraceous plants may be grown to a high state of 
beauty, with the assistance of a common garden frame and a greenhouse, 
provided the latter is kept a few degrees warmer than usual after the admis¬ 
sion of the plants. Potted now, and placed in a temperature of about 60° or 65°, 
they will quickly vegetate, and, with the ordinary attention to watering, &c. 
will begin to produce their flowers in May, which is the most proper time 
to remove them to the greenhouse, though it may be done sooner if space in 
the frame is limited; the advantage of deferring is, that at that time the 
ordinary occupants can be placed out of doors, and the house managed with 
reference more particularly to these. 
J. T. As you are restricted to annuals we would advise you to fill the 
beds this way — No. 1. Nemophila insignis; 2. White Candy Tuft; S. 
Sphaenogyne speciosa; 4. Nolana atriplicifolia; 5. Calandrinia speciosa ; 
6. Erysimum Perofskianum ; 7. Purple German Stocks; 8. Nemophila 
atomaria; 9. White Stocks; 10. Mixed Larkspurs; 11. Calliopsis atrosan- 
guineus; 12. Convolvulus minor, and 13. Hibiscus Africanus; these will 
afford a variety of colours, are suitable for height, and are easily procured. 
Weston. —Protect the rising flower-stems of auriculas from frost by all 
means in your power. 
X. — Gompholobium requires a higher temperature than is proper for 
heaths; this accounts for your plant failing; place it now in about 50°, and 
you will see it recover daily; the greenhouse will do for it through the 
summer and autumn. A similar temperature is equally necessary for the 
majority of Kennedias and allied plants. 
A Sub. — We go to Shirley for peat, and Wanstead for loam : it is 
excellent. 
CALENDAR FOR MARCH. 
With this month the labours of the British botanist may be 
said to commence in reality. Every sunny nook and bank and 
old wall will begin to teem with flowers, and a great many 
of our native deciduous trees and shrubs will be in bloom. The 
