similar exotic genera are often propagated by this means on stocks raise from pips. When it is intended to inarch any particular kind, it must be observed that the stock to be grafted on, and the plant from which the graft is procured, must stand near enough to allow he branch intended to be inarched, as it grows upon the parent tree, to approach and join readily to a convenient part of the stock, forming a sort of arch; for the graft is not to be separated till some months after performing the operation, nor is the head of the stock to be cut off till that time. Some genera, as Camellia, Magnolia, &c., are often inarched upon the commoner kinds, or those species that will strike root readily from cuttings. From April to June is the most proper time for performing this mode of propagation. Two or three kinds are sometimes inarched on the same graft, which makes a pleasing and varied appearance.

6. Root Divisions.-Cultivators at the present day often resort to this mode in increasing those exotics that will not seed or propagate readily by other means; but this way cannot be acted on extensively, unless the propagator has the acquisition of a conservatory to supply his wants; and then care must be taken not to approach too near, or to injure the parent plant. As large pieces as can be spared must be procured and planted in the same kind of soil as the whole plants, in pots proportioned to the size of the roots, with their points above the surface, when they must be plunged in a prepared hotbed, not too hot, nor containing much rank steam. A little air must be allowed in the middle of the day, and shade when the sun is powerful. After they have taken fresh root, and the tops begin to produce leaves, they must be removed and hardened by degrees to the respective departments. Many species of the ornamental and interesting genus Acacia can only be readily increased by this means, as A. decipiens, Sophora falcata, &c.

7. Leaves. Some exotics, as Hoya carnosa, Gloxinias, Gesnerias, &c., ropagate freely by this mode, and often easier than any other way. In the spring months let the leaves of the kinds intended to increase be taken off close to the stem, and inserted into the same kind of soil in pots. The whole of the petiole (leaf-stalk) and about half an inch of the leaf should be covered; let it lie in a slanting direction, and cover the pot with a bell glass, laying it into a slight hotbed; and if regular watering be given and the steam out of the

glasses be constantly wiped it will soon strike root. If any should happen to damp off let it be instantly removed, or probably it may endanger the whole. As soon as the leaves begin to put out young shoots, take the glass off and remove them to a dry hut for a few days previous to potting off.

8. Suckers. Exotics, similar to Pitcairnia, Aloe, Yucca, Tillandsiæ, &c., after they have done flowering, generally produce in the summer months suckers for propagation, either from the stem or roots. These can be carefully taken off in the following spring, potted, plunged, and otherwise treated as root divisions.

9. Plant Divisions.-The exotics that are generally propagated by this mode are deciduous herbaceous kinds, as Lobelia unidentata, lutea, and campanuloides, Sowerbea juncea, and such like. The plants are best divided when they receive their summer potting, and then their divisions can be potted into separate pots, and placed along with their fellow-denizens in their proper departments. I have endeavoured to illustrate by the above loose hints (for such they are) the principal modes of increasing exotics used by propagators, with the way each mode may be performed with success.

REVIEW.

The Lady's Country Companion, or, How to enjoy a Country Life rationally. By Mrs. Loudon, author of " Gardening for Ladies, &c.," with an Engraving on Steel, and Illustrations on Wood. London, Longman and Co., 1845.

(Concluding Notice.)

THE following observations upon Cape bulbs and on the utility of a reserve garden, may be read with advantage, as also may the remarks on the management of annuals, for which, however, we must beg leave to refer our readers to the work itself, the extracts we have already given being a sufficient indication of its general merits. In conclusion we have only to observe that to all those desirous of "enjoying a country life rationally," the book will be found an excellent guide, and it has our most cordial recommendation.

Many persons fancy that the Cape bulbs require to be taken up

every year, but this is altogether a mistake; all the kinds of gladiolus, ixia, tritonia, and other similar plants, will live in the open ground, and flower well, if suffered to grow in masses, which would be killed by a single English winter if planted separately. The finest bed of the scarlet gladiolus I ever saw was at Blair-Adam, near Stirling, where it was suffered to remain year after year without alteration; and the Honourable and Reverend William Herbert, now Dean of Manchester, in his celebrated work on the Amaryllidaceæ, states that he has had beds of gladiolus, ixia, tritonia, and other Cape bulbs, at Spofforth, in Yorkshire, which have remained for several years without protection in the open ground. Some persons say that, by manuring the beds every year, tulips and hyacinths may also be grown in the same beds without taking up, for several years in succession; but this I have never seen tried.

"You must observe that you have no chance of keeping your flower-garden in a proper state, unless you have in some retired place what is called a reserve-garden, in which the plants are brought forward till they are in a proper state for transplanting into the proper flower-garden. This reserve-garden is generally placed near the stable, both to have it out of sight, and for the convenience of manure; as it must contain hotbeds and frames for rearing tender annuals, striking cuttings, and, in short, for performing all those gardening operations which require to be carried on behind the scenes. In this reserve-garden you must bring forward your Californian annuals.

"Choose a piece of hard ground, a walk will do, or any place that has been much trodden on, and cover it about an inch thick with light rich soil. In this the seeds of the annuals should be sown the first week in September, and suffered to remain till the bulbs have faded, and the annuals are wanted to cover the beds, which will probably be about April. The annuals must then be taken up with the spade, in patches, and being removed to the flower-garden, they must be laid carefully on the beds, so as to cover them exactly; the spaces between the patches being filled with soil, and pressed gently down, so that the surface of the beds may be as even as possible. These annuals will come into blossom in May, but they are killed by the dry heat of summer; and, though they would sow themselves if permitted to seed, it is better to remove them as soon as they have

done flowering. The worst of permitting plants to sow themselves is, that early in autumn the flower-beds will have a very untidy appearance, as the ground not only becomes rough, but it is covered with dead stalks and leaves, which have always a most miserable and desolate appearance; and these cannot be removed till the seed has fallen, while the beds must not be forked over and raked for fear of destroying the seedlings. It is therefore much better, as soon as the annuals have done flowering, to take them up, and throw them away; a supply of seed being preserved by having left some plants in the reserve-ground for that purpose. A second or spring sowing of the Californian annuals may be made in the reserve-ground, to be ready for use in case any should be wanted in the autumn.”

PART II.

MISCELLANY

OF

NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE.

New and Rare Plants.

ACACIA LONGIFOLIA. LONG LEAVED. Leguminosæa. Polygamia Monacia. A very handsome greenhouse shrub, of graceful form. The flowers are produced on the terminal and lateral shoots, each laden with numerous large globular blossoms, of a rich orange-yellow colour. It has been introduced into this country many years, but is not grown as it merits. Its natural habit is to form a lofty plant, but by stopping the leading shoots, lateral ones are freely produced, and the plant may easily be kept a handsome blooming bush, at any desired height. It succeeds best when grown in equal portions of sandy loam, peat, and leaf mould. (Pax. Mag. Bot.)

BUDDLEA LINDLEYANA. THE PURPLE CHINESE BUDDLEA. Scrophularine. Didynamia Angiospermia. The Horticultural Society's collector in China, Mr. Fortune, discovered the present plant almost immediately on his arrival at Chusan. He sent a Chinese drawing of it in bloom, and a packet of seeds. A dried specimen branch has since then been received; it was about half a yard long, having seven spikes of flowers. Each spike is from three to five inches long. The blossoms are tube formed, each about an inch long; the limb spreading, four parted; the outside of the blossom is a pretty violet purple; the upper surface of the limb is a rich crimson red, showing a white inside of the tube; the spike, which is figured here, is four inches and a-half long, and represents about sixty flowers. The plant is shrubby, very branching, and about as hardy as the Fuchsia in general. It is easy of cultivation, and deserves a place in every greenhouse and conservatory. It appears to be likely to grow against an open wall during summer, and not to have a very rich soil to grow in. Now the plant can be procured at about a shilling each. (Bot. Reg., 1846, No. 4.) VOL. XIV. No. 156.

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CATTLEYA MAXIMA. THE LARGER. (Bot. Reg. 1.) Orchidea. Gynandria Monandria. This fine flower approaches to C. Mossiæ and C. labiata in many particulars; but it differs in its very hollow wavy petals, the others being nearly flat and thin; the lip is very remarkable, too, for its beautiful net-work of dark crimson veins and purple streaks. When the flower at first opens, too, it is nearly white, and its colours become more vivid every day. Each flower is about six inches across.

CUPHEA CORDATA. LARGE RED FLOWERED. (Bot. Mag. 4208.) Lythrarieæ. Dodecandria Monogynia. A native of Peru, from whence seeds were sent to Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, by their collector, Mr. Lobb. It has bloomed in the stove in their establishment. It is what is termed half shrubby, the flowers being produced in terminal panicles, formed of loose racemes, each bearing from two to four large (for the genus) bright scarlet-red flowers. Very showy and handsome.

FAGREA OBOVATA. OBOVATE-LEaved. (Bot. Mag. 4205.) Loganiaceæ. Pentandria Monogynia. A very handsome hot-house shrubby plant, much like an intermediate growing Magnolia. In a pot it grows about six feet high. The flowers are tubular, funnel shaped, having a wide spreading five-lobed limb, three inches across; they are of pretty cream colour, very fragrant. It is in the Kew collection, as well as the Liverpool Botanic Garden.

GLOXINIA PASSINGHAMII. MR. PASSINGHAM'S. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Ges. nereaceæ. Didynamia Angiospermia. This new Gloxinia was found in Rio Janeiro in a deep ravine, much shaded, high up the Coreovado mountain. It is of a very vigorous habit, profuse bloom, and large rich deep violet purple flowers. It has been received by Mr. Passingham, of Trew, in Cornwall, with whom it has bloomed.

HEINSIA JASMINIFLORA. JESSAMINE FLOWERED. (Bot. Mag. 4207.) Rubiaceæ. Pentandria Monogynia. A native of Sierra Leone, a small hot-house shrub, having somewhat the appearance of a Gardenia, with flowers much like a Jasmine in form, but an inch and a-half across, white, with a yellow eye. It requires to be grown in the stove. It is in the collections at Kew and the Earl of Derby's.

IPOMEA SIMPLEX. SIMPLE-STALKED. (Bot. Mag. 4206.) Convolvulaceæ. Pentandria Monogynia. A native of South Africa, and is in the collection at the Earl of Derby's garden, Knowsley Park. The root is a solitary tuber, larger than a good-sized apple. From it stems are produced about a foot long, slender and feeble, clothed with long, slender, almost grass-like leaves. It only requires a small pot, to be placed in a greenhouse, and not any trellis or other support for the stems. The flowers are about two inches across, a beautiful rose colour, with five deeper coloured plaits. The plant blooms very freely, and is very pretty.

LOBELIA GLANDULOSA. THE GLANDULAR. (Bot. Reg. 6.) Lobeleaceæ. Syngenesia Monogamia. From North Carolina, and has bloomed in the garden of the Horticultural Society. The stem rises about four feet high; the spike of flowers is about a foot long, a pale rosy-lilac colour. Each blossom is about three-quarters of an inch long.

MASTACANTHUS SINENSIS. CHINESE BEARDWORT. (Bot. Reg. 2.) Verbenaceæ. Didynamia Angiospermia. Sent to the Horticultural Society's garden by their collector from China; discovered in Chusan. It is an autumn-flowering herbaceous plant, growing about half a yard high, forming neat tufts. The flowers are small, produced on little clusters, and forming whorls around the stem. It is a neat and pretty plant, requiring to be grown in a greenhouse.

MELASTOMA SANGUINEA. BLOODY-VEINED. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Melastomaceæ. Decandria Monogynia. A native of Sunda Islands, where it grows to a bush six feet high. It requires a stove here, and there grows about three feet high. The flowers are about four inches each across, of a beautiful soft rosy-pink colour, forming a blaze of beauty. It has been some years in this country, and