The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . A Partition Return-pipe. Main flow-pipe,G r LESCHENAULTIA FORMOSA. This delightful shrub was introduced from NewHolland about twanty years ago, iind although at thattime considered a pretty plant, we had no idea for manyyears what improved cultivation could effect with the last few years it has become an object ofsurpassing interest; so much so, that at our Exhit)itionsit is quite an indispensable plant, and takes at leadingposition in all first-r
The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . A Partition Return-pipe. Main flow-pipe,G r LESCHENAULTIA FORMOSA. This delightful shrub was introduced from NewHolland about twanty years ago, iind although at thattime considered a pretty plant, we had no idea for manyyears what improved cultivation could effect with the last few years it has become an object ofsurpassing interest; so much so, that at our Exhit)itionsit is quite an indispensable plant, and takes at leadingposition in all first-rate collection*. In truth, some ofthe specimens of this plant during the last season werecultivated with such extraordinary skill, as to be consi-dered objects of sufficient merit to be awarded, as singlespecimens, Medals of considerable value. The cultivation of this plant is so exceedingly simple,that it may be successfully grown in any greenhouBe?where plenty of light is admitted. The kind of soilmost suitable for it, is two-thirds of rough turfy peat,and one-third of silver snnd, adding to this one-sixth ofthe whole of light, mellow, fibry ioam. Let these bewell mixed
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