2d 
THE GRELONG NATURALIST. Tu 
the edge of a tremendous gorge, as we travelled the sideling 
road; to the left we looked down a chasm of 600 feet, the big 
gum trees at the bottom having the appearance of large 
shrubs; gigantic fern trees were interspersed, and made the 
whole a fairy scene. Walhalla is sighted two miles before 
reaching the town, lying in a gorge about 1200 feet below, 
where high headlands of 1000 feet rise on either side, leaving 
aspace' of about 200 yards between. These mountains are 
rich in mineral resources, and contain mines which have 
yielded some of the largest returns in the colony, and yet are 
still far from exhaustion. The Long Tunnel is the typical 
claim. Travelling south from Sale there is not much of 
interest. At Port Albert the shore is strewn with shells, 
among which there is a great variety of the pectan tribe, //. 
some of which are very beautiful. The forest beyond Port 
Albert has, till of late years, been almost impenetrable; but 
the iron horse is now very near, and in his wake the subjuga- 
tion of the country must follow, when its possibilities will 
speedily develop. 
FLOWER CULTURE. 
By J. C. PALMER. 
Frowzns and their culture are one of the beauties of Nature — 
which Providence has given us, and, I think, no dwelling is 
complete without, in some form or other, pot plants, or the 
*-garden; it beautifies the dwelling, and sheds fragrance and 
beauty around. : 
I do not ‘come before you as a professional gardener or 
florist, but as an amateur only; and I purpose to treat espe- 
cially on pot plants, and if some of my inexperienced friends 
will follow me closely, they may gain a few hints that prob- 
ably will be of an advantage to them. 
First, we will take the fuschia—that beautiful flower, with 
its great variety of color; their names are too numerous to 
mention here in full, but we will just notice some of the old 
ones — such as ‘Captain Jenkins," “ Colin Campbell," 
“Tower of London,” ** Avflanche Queen of Whites,” ** Sou- 
venier de Chiswick,” &c. These plants require attention, 
being soft-wooded ; they require to be sheltered from the hot 
winds, and to be cut down in April or May, when the sap is 
down. In cutting be careful to leave two or three joints of 
the new wood, so that if one does not shoot the other will. 
Then after a fortnight, or a month, when you see the buds 
beginning to form, re-pot; crock with bones (if at hand), pot 
shies, or broken brick. Take the plant—shaking the soil 
