over-head. The syringing is more particularly necessary, 

 because, it is very liable to be infested by insects, (coccus) 

 which, if allowed to get into the dense head of flowers, are 

 not easily eradicated. 



The best soil is a rich loam, mixed with leaf-mould and 

 sand. It is propagated freely by cuttings taken from the 

 half-ripened wood, inserted in silver sand in the usual man- 

 ner, and plunged in a hot-bed. 



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