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THE FLORIST. 



The varieties suitable for specimen-plants are the following' : 

 Vesta, Annie Salter, Gipsy, Golden- clustered Yellow, Defiance, 

 Queen of England, Madam Camerson, Pilot, Madame Poggi, the 

 Duke, and Harris's Queen Victoria. I prefer growing two pots of 

 each of the above sorts, which I can with confidence recommend. 



And now permit me to state, in conclusion, that the grand 

 secret of Chrysanthemum growing (for I should be sorry to keep back 

 any information that is at all calculated to enlighten you upon the 

 subject), is time and attention. These constitute the keystone of 



THE BEST TWELVE CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR EXHIBITION, 



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NOTES FROM THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW, 



AND OF NEW OR RARE PLANTS 

 FIGURED IN CONTEMPORARY PERIODICALS. 



Euphorbia jacquiniflora. This is a very pretty stove-shrub ; its flowers are of 

 a bright scarlet, and remain a long time in perfection ; they are produced co- 

 piously from the axils of the leaves, on slender and rather pendulous branches, 

 which have a very graceful appearance. The plant requires to be treated like 

 the West Indian Cacti, or it may be managed like an ordinary stove-plant. It 

 grows freely, but soon becomes naked at the bottom, unless it" is stopped back, 



