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wall they are fastened to; and if we remember rightly, the 
aspect is not what we should suppose to be the most favorable, 
being to the northward of the west. In a conversation with the 
same gentleman on covering walls generally with Camellias, he 
said he thought they would succeed in almost any situation pro¬ 
viding the border in which they are planted be well drained, and 
the plants placed out either immediately before they begin to 
grow, or as soon as the wood is well formed, so as to allow them 
sufficient time to ripen it before the approach of winter; some 
little protection would perhaps be necessary the first and second 
winter. The border in which the plants here grow seems to be a 
light rich earth, without any preparation; and no difference is 
perceivable in the health or vigour of these and those grown in 
the house, the latter of course enjoying every attention.— Ed. 
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Stove. Much attention must be devoted to the climbers in 
this department for the next two months; they will require to be 
kept regularly thinned, stopped, and laid in their respective 
places; those growing in pots and intended to train upon wire 
frames, such as Manettias, Thunbergias, &c., will mostly require 
repotting again this month ; for these plants the compost should 
always be formed as light as possible ; a great proportion of leaf- 
mould should be used for them, this induces a rapid and vigorous 
growth. In another part of this Number are some remarks on pots; 
in no instance are such required more particularly than with the 
plants under consideration. As everything in this department 
will be advancing with rapidity this month, care must be taken 
that nothing is checked in the first development of its shoots; 
increase the supply of water—generally, as a rule, we may men¬ 
tion those plants which require the greatest amount of drought, 
during the winter season, to cause them to flower, now require 
a larger supply of water. Orchidaceous plants must have par¬ 
ticular attention ; the most important point is preserving a moist 
atmosphere, this is best done by steaming, the syringe being 
hardly safe till quite the end of the month; the average tempe¬ 
rature for them should be gradually raised, to agree with the 
increase of moisture. Gesneraceous plants require a liberal 
