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more enlargement. Bat by that time you will be so used to suc- 

 culents that you will know how to cut up the plant and make small 

 ones with whicli to begiu again ; and by that time, too (happy 

 thought!) you may have learned how to give away plants as well as 

 how to grow them. 



jS'ow for the sorts; and first I propose a little group for be- 

 ginners. 



HoTJSELEEKS. — The California, Semj^erviviun Californicum ; the 

 tree houseleek, aS^. arhoreum ; the spider, S. arachnoideum ; the 

 flat-topped, S. tahulceforme. 



EcHEVEEiAS. — Tlie blunt-leaved, JEclieveria retusa ; the one- 

 sided, JE. secunda ; the glaucous-leaved, E. glauca ; the chocolate- 

 coloured, E. caleopliana ; and the indescribable E. ScJieeri. 



Crassulas. — The sickle-shaped Crassiila falcata, also called 

 EocTiea fcdcata, a magnificent plant, whether in or out of bloom ; 

 Fachiphyton hracteosum, a most carious plant, with leaves like 

 blue-stained alabaster; the Jasmine-like Crassula jasminea. I know 

 there are many more suitable, but I am not well acquainted with 

 this family, and only name those I have and admire. 



Stoxeceops. — The finest of all for growing under glass is the 

 lovely autumn-flowering Chinese stouecrop, Sedum Sieholdii. It is 

 a huge transition from this to the pretty little Daviesia polifolia, 

 but this gem is indispensable. 



Supposing that the amateur has acquired a taste for this kind of 

 plants, and had become somewhat accustomed to their management, 

 I should recommend him to add the following: — Yucca fiJamentosa 

 and Y. recurva, Aloe albo-cincta^ Agave Americana, Mammillaria 

 concinna, Melocactus amcenus, Opuntia Braziliensis, O. cocMnilifera, 

 O. gracilis, Echinocactus pulchella, Umbilicus clirysanthes. 



There are many other families available, and chief amongst them 

 should be named the Mesenihryantliemum, many of the species of 

 which are splendid when in flower, and very curious and interesting 

 at other times. Those who want collections should refer to the 

 " Grarden Oracle " for 1864. I have only named a few of the 

 very best for beginners. 



I had not taken much notice of succulent plants until there was 

 a list of them arranged in order of flowering, published in the 

 " Garden Oracle," just referred to. I then began to buy, and have 

 now a large and valuable collection, which I prize and enjoy. 

 Probably many possessors of small conservatories will recoil from 

 the idea of filling them with such plants as these ; but I can only 

 _ say that if a little patience is bestowed upon them, they are sure to 

 gain upon the affections of their possessor, and aflord him endless 

 delight in observing their curious forms and peculiar modes of 

 growth, and, above ail, their splendid flowers, which last a long time 

 in perfection. 



