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grown, till when, the best way to give it them is to slightly syringe 
them about every other day. When full grown, they may be re¬ 
moved to the places they are intended to ornament, where they 
will require a larger quantity of water, and occasionally liquid 
manure. They continue in perfection, if attended to, a very long 
time. One thing must be observed ; when the plants are young, 
preserve the bottom foliage by all means, as, if the leaves are 
rubbed or fall off, they never produce others in the same parts. 
The remaining tender annuals usually grown are the Globe 
Amaranthus (Gomphrena globosa), and the Egg Plant (Solanum 
ovigerum) ; there are two varieties of each, the purple and white 
flowering Amaranthus, and the white and purple fruited Egg 
Plant; the treatment is the same for the whole of them. They 
should be sown at the same time and in the same manner with 
the Balsams; as soon as they have attained one or two inches in 
height, they should be potted singly in small pots, using the same 
kind of soil as recommended for Balsams and Cockscombs while 
small. In these pots they may remain till six or eight inches 
high; then repot them into the pots in tended to bloom them in; 
these should be about six inches deep (small 32’s) ; the soil most 
suited for them now is a mixture of equal parts of turfy loam and 
leaf-mould ; return them to the pit or frame till full grown ; they 
do not require so much room as Balsams, being of dwarfer habit. 
A good supply of water is essential to their well-being, and the 
Solanums should not be allowed to retain too many fruit, or they 
will be of inferior size ; this fruit is occasionally used as a culinary 
delicacy. Little more is necessary beyond the usual attention 
when in a mature state. These last may be grown by any person 
in a common garden frame ; but Balsams and* Cockscombs certainly 
require a higher degree of cultivation, and structures of a larger 
and more refined description. 
ON THE MODERN MODES OF HEATING PLANT HOUSES. 
I do not offer the following remarks, because little has been 
written on the subject, but simply because I am sure that, out of 
the numerous modes adopted at the present day, nothing is more 
difficult than for persons, who have not seen each fairly tried, 
to make choice of the best. 
