crocks* and on these a little sphagnum must he laid, and the rest filler! up with peat, which should he 

 carried one or two inches above the rim, and the plant placed on the top, where it is to he firmly pegged 

 down, with a little peat on the roots. The plant will also thrive in a basket sus|>cmled from the roof, but it 

 theik required more water. 



1 1 is nol subject to the attacks of insect^ except the white scale, and if well looked after, and speedily 

 removed, this will do no harm. Propagation is effected by dividing the stems, leaving a few old ones at 

 the hack of the leading shoot. The division should be made before new growth commences, and the 

 divided pieces should be potted in the materials already mentioned, and receive a little water, in order that 

 the bulbs may not shrivel. 



