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M. Cavendishiana is more dwarf, and 
therefore is particularly desirable; it 
seldom grows higher than five or six 
feet, and has by far the finest fruit. 
Rich loamy soil should be supplied to 
this plant, with plenty of root room, and 
a mild bottom heat is very beneficial 
through the growing season; a tempera¬ 
ture of about 80° or 85° in summer, 
with a damp atmosphere, and a drier one 
of about 60° in winter will grow it well, 
and in about three years from the time 
of separation from the mother plant the 
young one may be expected to fruit. 
Suckers, from which new plants are ob¬ 
tained, are usually produced freely from 
established specimens. 
MYOSOTIS (Linn.) Nat. Ord. Bora- 
ginacece . The lovely blue Eorget-me-not 
is a member of this genus, and a general 
favorite. The herbaceous species suc¬ 
ceed best in moist places, but all may be 
grown in pots, provided they are kept 
well watered. A recent introduction 
( M . azoricum ) possesses large handsome 
flowers, and we fancy will be much sought 
after, it is the only tender one of the 
genus. Increase of the whole is readily 
obtained either by division or seed. 
MYRTUS (Linn.) Nat. Ord. Myr- 
tac.ece. Every one knows and admires 
the Myrtle, but it is not every one who 
gives the plant the proper power of dis¬ 
playing all its beauties. To grow the 
hardier species of myrtles well, they 
should be repotted at least once a year; 
in March, or just as they begin to grow, 
the size of the pot should be regulated 
to that of the plant, large enough to 
allow it to grow freely, but not so heavy 
as to look disproportionate. Peat and 
loam well mixed will be found the most 
proper soil for them, and it is indispen¬ 
sable that this be well drained. When 
standing in a window it is usual to place 
the pot in a saucer to prevent water 
being spilled; however necessary this 
may be to preserve the carpet, &c., it is 
equally so to the health of the plant that 
particular care be taken to remove every 
(Lop of water from it as often as it 
collects, for this stagnant moisture will 
inevitably rot the extremities of all the 
roots which come in contact with it, and 
it is on these which the plant mainly 
depends. All the air it is possible to give 
through the summer, and at every other 
time compatible with the comfort of the 
occupants should be admitted, or the 
plants draw up weakly and do not bloom. 
M. tomentosus is a most beautiful stove 
plant, displaying its large and lovely 
purple and white blossoms very freely 
when well managed, it delights in rough 
fibrous peat and sand, and should be 
very carefully watered in winter. 
NARCISSUS (Linn.) Nat. Order, 
Amaryllidace<B. In this genus we have 
a long list of established favorites, re¬ 
markable alike for the elegance, fra¬ 
grance, and precocity of their flowers. 
In one respect the species are all alike, 
they delight in rich soil, made porous 
with plenty of sand, and without this is 
supplied them, but little progress is 
observable ; all of them are also quite 
hardy, and from the early period at which 
their flowers are produced, are of the 
utmost consequence to the flower-gar¬ 
dener. Several of the species are found 
to bear forcing well, and for this purpose 
have become a staple article in the 
Dutch florists’ trade, and several seminal 
varieties have been originated by them, 
suited by the selection of their parent¬ 
age to bear this trying course of treat¬ 
ment; of those commonly grown for 
forcing, we prefer the following : Bazel- 
man Major, Soleil d’Or, Grande Primo, 
and Grande Monarque; these, with the 
double Roman and others, should be 
potted in September into a mixture of 
equal parts fresh loam, rotten manure, 
and leaf-mould, with half of either quan¬ 
tity of silver sand ; in potting, the neck 
of the bulb should be kept above the 
surface of the soil, that the roots may 
have so much more space in the pot; 
and when complete they should be placed 
together, either in a cold frame, or in 
some convenient place, so that they may 
be covered a foot thick with fresh leaves, 
these exclude light and impart a mode¬ 
rate warmth to the roots, both essential 
to a speedy excitement into growth; after 
about a month or six weeks it will be 
found that some of them are moving, 
