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the same habit may be trained together, aud the pot be entirely 
covered with a creeping crimson variety. 
Boses. The Chinese varieties are well adapted for cultivating 
in pots, and bear the confinement of a room remarkably well. 
They delight in rich loam, lightened with a small proportion of peat. 
Pelargoniums, or Geraniums , we do not estimate so highly as 
the foregoing, for, excepting the scarlet kinds, they do not gener¬ 
ally bloom for any length of time. Then* treatment may be assi¬ 
milated to that of the Fuchsia. 
Heliotrope — Y. Peruviana is frequently grown in pots for this 
purpose, on account of the scent, but this is far too powerful 
for a sitting-room. Peat and loam suit it, and, being a gross 
feeder, it should have plenty of water. 
Aloysia citriodora. The lemon-scented Verbena is a highly 
esteemed favorite with the fair sex. It should be grown in peat 
or leaf-mould and sand. 
Mignonette, Myrtles, Alonsoa grandiflora, Camellias, and va¬ 
rious dwarf annuals may be added, according to the convenience 
at command or the pleasure of the owner. Vie cannot close this 
paper without mentioning a few matters connected with them 
general management of essential consequence both to the health 
of the plants and the proper enjoyment of them. First, do not 
keep them standing in pans, as the stagnant water is very inju¬ 
rious to their roots. Second, admit air to them whenever it can 
be borne in the room, and frequently wash the leaves with clean 
water, to remove accumulations of dust, and to impart an ah’ of 
vigour and freshness to them. Third, and lastly, keep the stems 
neatly tied, the whole plant free from insects, and the surface of 
the soil in the pots often stirred, and you will not fail to have 
fine plants and plenty of flowers. Editor. 
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The economy of these truly wonderful and valuable little 
insects is a subject fraught with interest of the highest order to 
all who care to bestow a thought on the beautiful, harmonious 
workings which pervade the natural world, and is one which has 
occupied the attention of many of the most eminent men, both 
