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colours of the flowers are brown, green, and white, and that it pro- 

 duces its singularly-shaped blooms during the winter months, when 

 flowers are, as the readers of this are well aware, comparatively 

 scarce. When in flower it may be employed in the decoration of 

 indoor apartments most advantageousle, as the flowers remain fresh 

 and bright for a considerable period if care is taken to screen the 

 plants from cold draughts, and to protect from frost. I am inclined 

 to think that it may be grown entirely in the drawing-room window, 

 but I have not had an opportunity for conclusively settling that 

 point, 



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It would, perhaps, be a more difficult task to kill it than to grow 

 it well, but certainly it can be grown to the highest perfection with 

 the most simple means. The pots should be filled about half full 

 with large pieces of crocks ; over these should be placed a layer of 

 tufts of fibrous loam, to keep the compost — which should consist of 

 equal parts mellow turfy loam and small crocks, and a sprinkling of 

 nodules of charcoal — ;n its place. In repotting specimens, whether 

 large or small, loosen the roots carefully round the outside of the 

 ball ; remove a portion of the old worn-out soil, and put sufficient 

 compost on the crocks employed for drainage, to elevate the base ot 

 the plants two or three inches above the rim. The soil should be 



