The acclimatization of exotic plants is an interesting undertaking, but it is rather an expensive indulgence, because the catalogues of plant and bulb dealers are so large that one's purse will be exhausted before the catalogues are. The writer of this has made some experiments to acclimate exotic plants, particularly bulbs, and has some more under trial and will make the result known to the readers of the Gardeners' Monthly; but he would like also to profit occasionally from the experiments of others, and would politely ask readers of the Gardeners' Monthly in the South to send from time to time their success - and also failures - to this magazine, that others may learn wisdom, and, as the case may be, save money. For the reader of this magazine should not only be a consumer but also a producer. The Editor can not make up the whole magazine and tell the readers that this plant will grow here and the other there; this is left to the flower lovers to find out for themselves. A few only of the Southern States are represented by correspondents. Mrs. Thomson, of Spartanburg, ably represents South Carolina; Texas is represented by Munson, of Dennison, in the north, Onderdonk in the south, but Mrs. Byers, of Houston, has been silent for a long time.

But where are the other States - Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi? - are there no florists in the South? or do they keep all that they find out for themselves?

I have already let the readers of this magazine know what Amaryllis are hardy in the South. I have tried other bulbs and here is the report. Several years ago I wrote in Gardeners' Monthly that I could not bring to flower Alstrcemerias. I had a plant which refused persistently to bloom; finally, becoming tired of it, I gave it away. A friend of mine had exactly the same experience, but he put his plant in the garden; it established itself and flowers every year and increases like a weed; since that time I have it also in my garden. It has the habit of sending up a few shoots in autumn, but no flower shoots - these are killed later by frost; in spring again it commences to grow, and at the end of its growing season, which is here in May, it sends up the flowering shoots and soon after dries up to rest till autumn.

Another tropical bulb I cultivate in the garden is Pancratium ovatum. This bulb is evergreen with broad leaves. Cultivated as a pot plant it flowers regularly in August with the new growth of leaves. The leaves are of course in winter killed by frost. I planted the bulb in the garden in the summer of 1883, it flowered at its usual time; in the summer of 1884 it produced no flowers, but last summer the flower spike appeared again; but the plant waited till September when rain set in.

Urceolina aurea is a fine plant, somewhat in the style of Eucharis Amazonica. It bloomed with me in October, 1884; I then set it out in the garden as it did not produce new leaves with the flowers, and I have no doubt that it will do well in open ground.

Phaedranassa chloracea and P. gloriosa are also cultivated in the garden by a friend. They become stronger apparently every year, and no doubt will make themselves at home.

But now the failures. Failed entirely with Ixias, Babianas and Sparaxis, and I venture to say that Gladiolus does not thrive in this part of the country. Bulbs become fewer and smaller every year unless watering is resorted to. This is because the interval is too short from the time when it is warm enough to make them grow, to that which it is too hot for them. Unless they are abundantly supplied with water in the later stage of their growth little enjoyment is derived from their culture. The same may be said about Anemones and Ranunculus. If these are planted in autumn our alternate warm and very cold weather draws them out too early and kills them. If planted end of January they come into bloom so late that they suffer from heat and will need frequent watering in their flowering season. Austin, Texas.