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advanced to bring them to perfection. It then remained dor¬ 
mant and lost all its leaves till March, 1842, when it again 
commenced growing, and expanded its first flowers on the 12th 
of June. These were shown at Chiswick in July, and continued 
perfect for five weeks. The temperature in which the plant 
was grown was never above 65°, when it could be kept under 
by giving air freely, while in winter it often fell below 40°. 
Indeed, my only object w r as to keep out frost, and I invariably 
gave a little whenever it could be done with safety. In the 
summer the windows and doors of the Orchidaceous house are 
open every day; and I am of opinion that the Orchidaceae of 
Guatemala cannot be kept too cool at that time, for the more 
air 1 give, the better they grow. I always, however, keep the 
house damp.” — Paxt. Mag. Pot. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
We perfectly agree with the remark of our correspondent 
Mr. John Battersby, that “ it is desirable that persons con¬ 
nected with horticulture should possess a knowledge of the 
plants of their own country”: with us it is a favourite study, and 
we shall be happy to meet the wishes of our subscribers by 
giving an article on the subject occasionally. To figure them 
would be departing from the original plan of our work, — that is, 
if they occupied the place of .other flowers, — though we may be 
tempted to incur the additional expense of an extra plate, if it 
is desired by the subscribers to the Journal; in short, we wish 
to make it exactly what they wish, and will spare neither pains 
nor expense to attain our object, and we shall always feel 
obliged for remarks of this nature, as we are then placed in a 
better position to judge of w r hat is desired. Sowerby’s work is 
useful, though we should say Baxter’s is the best on the subject 
that has yet appeared in the English language: it is finished, 
and we are not aware of any other about to be commenced ; 
however, Mr. B. shall have our best assistance. 
T. S. — Place your Auriculas in a common garden frame, 
having a false bottom elevated on bricks; let it face the south, 
and give them plenty of air, by keeping the lights off, so long as 
the weather continues fine, and afterwards on every favourable 
opportunity. 
A Friend. — We must refer you to p. 201. of our third ^ ol. 
for the management of Achimenes; they are all beautiful. 
A Subscriber, Torpoint. — Brachycome iberidifolia appears 
to have disappointed many this season, and this is not of un- 
