ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Fuchsia.— 21/rs. C. C. Taylor. The fuchsia should 
have a period of rest, during wliioh time it -will drop its 
leaves, and when at rest water very sparingly. If the 
pot is plunged in a shaded situation it will not require 
any watering during the summer ; or if the plant is in 
flower aU Summer, put it in a warm, dry cellar, until 
about the fltrst of Marc'h. 
Amaryllis Treatiae.—Sa??ie. This bulb will flower 
in two years from seed, which should be, soon as ripe, put 
in boxes or pots. When the yoimg plants show signs of 
rest, withliold water, and let them gradually dry pS. 
Plant the young bulbs in the flowei'-garden the follow¬ 
ing Sijring, and give them the same ti'eatment as is re¬ 
quired for Gladiolus. 
Tuberoses.—Same. We have never known Tuberoses 
troubled with blight. Cannot advise you, further than to 
throw them away, as we should do any diseased plant. 
Amaryllis.—Same. Let yoim bulb remain as it is un¬ 
til it shows signs of growth, then re-pot in good rich soil, 
without disturbing the roots, or in any way breaking 
the ball of eaith in which it is growing. 
Camellia.— Inquirer, Texas. With you, this tree 
should have as cool a situation as possible, and a shaded 
one. In the greenhouse it is grown in a very low tem¬ 
perature. Your difliculty will be too much heat. 
Bouvardia .—Alfred Nemier. This plant may be left 
out of doors with you, and it wdll bloom constantly. 
We cannot name a plant from a leaf only, but the one 
you send is probably from an ivy-leaved Geranium 
(Pelargonium peltatum). 
Plant for Name.—if. G. G., Corpus Cristi, Texas. 
The plant sent is a species of Ruellia; cannot from speci¬ 
men sent say which. Please send another—in fruit (seed) 
if possible. Heliotrope can only be grown with you in 
the garden, during the cool weather; they would succeed 
under a lattice-covering, if kept well watered. We can¬ 
not say what plants will do best with you ; experience 
will be your best guide. 
Geraniums, to keep through Winter .—Delle Day. Ge¬ 
raniums, of the Zonale section, may be kept through the 
Winter, in a dormant state, by hanging them up in a dry, 
cool cellar, free from frost; it is a better plan, however, 
to bury the roots in sand or common garden-soil; they 
need not be watered. 
Tree Pmonies.— Amateur. You can force any of this 
class very well in the conservatory early in the season. A 
temperature of from 45° to 55° hurries them into bloom, 
and they may be had in flower in February or March. 
Several of them are sweet-scented, and all are interest¬ 
ing, and more or less beautiful. The chief use of such 
plants forced, are for the purpose you name, that of 
anticipating the Spring or Summer a few months. 
Lilium Gigantium.— H. D. R., Charleston. This lily 
usually sends out a few good suckers at the base of the 
bulb at the time of flowering, which may be taken off 
and potted in small pots, in rather coarse open soil; the 
young plants sliould be placed on the propagating 
bench, or where they can have a gentle bottom heat, 
and kept shaded until they become well rooted. The 
old bulb never flowers but once. They are usually in¬ 
creased from seed, which is the more rapid and simple 
plan. 
Bulbs for Winter-Flowering .—Mary B., Aurora, III. 
We cannot designate, or recommend one dealer in pre¬ 
ference to another, and must refer you to our advertis¬ 
ing columns. We believe them all reliable, and that 
their catalogues will be a sufficient guide to selection 
and cultivation of the Hyacinth and such other bulbs as 
you name. 
Oxalis .—Belle iJ.', Detroit, Mich. The best Oxalis for 
winter-flowering are O.Lutea, a bright, clear canary-yel¬ 
low, very profuse bloomer, and of the easiest culture. 
Put, say flve bulbs, in a five-inch pot filled with good 
rich soil, and give it the most sunny situation in the 
conservatory or window garden. The pot should be 
suspended, then foliage and flower will droop, and 
nearly cover the pot, making it a most beautiful floral 
object. 
2 . O. Bowei, a variety with bright crimson flowers, 
that are produced in great abundance from January to 
April. It requires the same treatment as the above, 
only that there should be but three bulbs in a pot. 
O. Multiflora Alba (white) and rosea (pink) are two 
varieties with fibrous roots; tliey produce freely their 
flowers nearly the whole season. They make showy 
plants for the house, though the flowers are by no 
means as handsome as those of the bulbous-rooted species. 
The bulbs can be procured from all the leading seeds¬ 
men, and the plants from nearly all the florists. 
Clematis Coccinea. 
Among the new and beautiful plants of recent intro¬ 
duction, we know of none of more value, as a climbing 
plant, tlian the Clematis Coccinea. Its flowers are from 1 
to inches long, bell-shaped, and of the most intense 
coral scarlet, shining as i f polished, and are produced from 
the axil of each leaf, on strong, why foot-stalks 8 to 4 
inches long, standing out boldly from the foliage. The 
leaves are of a rich, deep, sinning green, deeply lobed 
and of a thick texture. The plant is like the old and 
well-known species Criypa, herbaceous, dying down to 
the ground each year. Its first flowers api>ear in July, 
and are produced in great abundance until the plant is 
cut down by frost. It is very desirable as a pot plant, 
particularly in localities subject to early frosts. 
