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compost  after\varcls,  only  old  cowduiig  supplants  the  leaf  soil 
at  all  subsequent  pottings,  and,  in  case  of  the  loam  not  being 
fibrous,  equal  parts  of  it  and  peat  are  taken.  The  seeds  are 
placed  two  in  a  4in  pot,  or  several  in  a  6in,  but  the  latter  is  not 
•so  good  as  the  former,  as  the  plants  have  to  be  potted  off,  which 
checks  them  considerably.  So  .soon  as  the  seedlings  appear  they 
are  raised  on  an  inverted  pot  near  to  the  glass,  the  object  being 
to  keep  the  plants  from  drawing,  especially  the  .stem  beneath  the 
first  leaves.  AVater  is  given  sparingly,  and  always  just  within 
the  rim  of  the  pot,  it  being  only  given  when  the  soil  becomes 
dry.  The  pots  are  afterwards  placed  upon  slates,  as  when 
stood  upon  soil  the  roots  speedily  find  their  way  into  it  through 
the  diminage.  One  crock  and  a  lump  of  charcoal  are  employed 
for  drainage.  Shade  is  given  the  young  plants  after  potting 
them,  but  when  established  they  are  fully  exposed  to  the  sun. 
Only  one  plant  is  grown  in  a  pot,  and  with  a  genial  atmosphere 
within  the  rim  (with  the  plant  rather  high  in  the  centre)  for 
watering.  The  drainage  .should  be  thorough — a  fourth  the 
depth  of  the  pots.  Pot  moderately  firm,  in  compost  rough 
rather  than  fine.  Place  in  a  pit  or  house,  light,  moderately 
airy,  with  plenty  of  room,  having  a  temperature  of  4odeg  to 
oOdeg  at  night,  oodeg  to  bOdeg  by  day,  or  that  of  an  inter¬ 
mediate  house,  mine  being  kept  in  a  pit  up  to  the  end  of  Septem¬ 
ber,  and  then  transferred  to  a  greenhouse  with  a  temperature 
from  fire  heat  of  4odeg  to  40deg  at  night,  oOdeg  by  day,  but 
that  temperature  is  too  low.  Notwithstanding,  blooming  com¬ 
mences  in  April,  and  is  continued  until  June.  I  have  trans¬ 
ferred  plants  from  4in  to  9in  pots  successfully,  but  tho.se  who  can 
command  a  position  for  planting  out  in  a  house  with  a  winter 
temperature  of  oOdeg  would,  I  feel  certain,  be  amply  rewarded 
bj'  increased  size  of  plant  and  bloom. 
The  plants  are  very  impatient  of  a  wet,  sodden  soil,  and 
Cestrum  aurantiacum.  Flowers  orange-yellow.  (See  page  430.) 
it  wid  groAV  freely.  In  a  cold,  moist,  .stagnant  atmosphere 
they  will  not  thrive,  and  drip  upon  their  branches  will  destroy 
them. 
When  the  roots  show  at  the  bottom  of  the  pot  .shift  into  Tin, 
keeping  well  up  in  the  centre,  and  forming  a  dish  all  around 
just  within  the  rim,  using  charcoal  as  before  for  drainage.  If 
moderately  moist  when  shifted,  the  soil  employed  being  also 
moist,  do  not  water  after  potting,  but  wait  awhile,  returning 
the  plants  to  the  frame.  Never  water  until  the  .soil  be  dry, 
and  yet  before  the  plants  show  di.stress,  for  this  plant  will  not 
thrive  in  a  parched  soil.  Red  spider  will  come  in  due  time, 
de.stroy  it  at  the  outset.  Lay  the  plant  on  its  side,  syringe  on 
the  under  .side  of  the  foliage  forcibly,  turning  it  round  so  as 
to  di.slodge  the  enemy  from  every  part.  It  must  be  done  without 
deluging  the  .soil  with  water,  making  it  a  quagmire.  Repeat 
the  syringing  if  necessary. 
From  tin  transfer  to  llin  pots,  leaving  space  all  round  just 
equally  so  of  a  cold,  damp  atmosphere,  but  they  flouiish  in  a 
brisk,  moist  heat  if  ventilated  freely  and  not  shaded.  Sown  tlie 
middle  of  Augu.st  in  a  hotbed  in  4in  pots,  removed  to  a  house 
with  a  temperature  in  winter  of  45deg  to  oOdeg,  given  Tin  pots 
the  end  of  September,  9in  or  llin  in  February,  we  have  plants 
that  flower  in  June,  through  the  .summer,  which  are  the  class  of 
plants  to  be  advised  for  bedding,  for,  unless  the  plants  are  well 
forward  by  the  early  part  of  June  thei-e  is  littlt'  to  hope  from 
plants  planted  out  in  the  open  ground  in  a  majority  of  available 
situations  in  Britain. 
As  to  training,  let  its  shoots  come  out  naturally,  for  it  is  ill 
suited  for  twisting  round  .stakes  ;  but  if  .stakes  mu.st  be  used 
employ  as  few  as  possible,  not  distorting  by  .seeking  to  make  it 
climb,  which  is  contrary  to  its  nature.  The  annexed  figure  of  a 
spray  of  this  plant  will  enable  tho.se  who  are  not  yet  acquainted 
with  it  to  judge  of  its  appearance.  Although  very  old,  the  plant 
has  not  yet  been  .seen  by  everyone. — G.  A. 
