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Among plants that occupy a far nioic> 

 prominent position in gardens than 

 they did a generation ago must be in 

 eluded the abntilons, says the Garden 

 ers' Magazine. Their value for ditt'er 

 ent purposes has now been generall\ 

 liroved. Some of the true species, ^^ 

 well as n'.any hybrid forms, are well 

 adapted for training along the ra^ter^ 

 oi- roof of a greenhouse; indeed, the yel- 

 low-flowered variety. Golden Fleece, so 

 situated in the conservatoiy at Kew. 

 has long proveil to he one of the mosi 

 striking features of that structure. 



For clothing jtlie back wall of a eon 

 servatory, or in a, similar j)Osition. abn- 

 tilons have nuieh to commend them, nol 

 the least imiiortant item being the fail 

 that if the structure is kept fairly 

 warm flowers may be had to a greater 

 or lesser extent throughout the winter. 

 Large ])lants gro\Yn..as standards form 

 a notable feature, either in the conserv- 

 atory or plunged out of doors during 

 the summer, the drooping character of 

 the l)lossoms being well shown when 

 the i)lants are treated in this way. Not 

 Ihe least desirable feature of the abn- 

 tilons is that many of the varieties soon 

 reach an effective size. Lastly, the ma- 

 jority of the different forms can be 

 grown as neat bushes- in 6-inch pots, 

 and in this way will flower freely, the 

 restricted root-room being very condu- 

 cive to the production of flowers, but 

 to ensure .success an occasional stimu- 

 lant is necessary. As cut flowers the 

 pure white variety, Boule de Neige, is 

 appreciated by many, particularly in 

 the formation of wreaths, for it is one 

 of the best of the winter flowerers. 



The propagation and culture of abu- 

 tilons is of the simplest, as cuttings 

 strike root very readily, and seedlings 

 are also easily raised. The plants grow 

 freely in ordinary potting soil if care 

 is taken to give some weak liquid man- 

 tire from time to time, otherwise if at 

 all starved many of the leaves will 

 quickly drop. The same results are ob- 

 tained if red spider effects a lodgment 

 on the foliage, and in order to prevent 

 this a libera] use of the syringe is nec- 

 essarv. 



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