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if plunged in bottom-lie at, without which they take a long time to 

 start into growth. They require but little water till iairly started. 

 As the growths increase the water is increased ; and when in flower, 

 a liberal supply is necessary; and being a rank feeder, occasional 

 waterings with manure-water are beneficial. 



As soon as the plants grow and root sufficiently to require a shift, 

 they are put into their blooming-pots and subjected to a more mode- 

 rate degree of heat, air, and moisture, and not over-much shade, which 

 weakens them. They throw up one stem from each point of the 

 tuber, from 5 to 8 feet or more in height, and form a branching head, 

 or rather a panicle of flowers, and continuing to yield flower after 

 flower for many months in succession, each bloom remaining a good 

 while in perfection, and resembling the Turk Cap Lily, each petal beino- 

 beautifully twisted and crisped. At first they are a rich orange-and- 

 scarlet, changing to crimson before they fade. 



This Gloriosa is a plant I would recommend for exhibitions, of 

 which the cry is heard that they do not bring together much variety 

 from year to year. This plant would not only be a rarity at shows, 

 but could not fail to attract attention. It would form an excellent 

 companion for Stephanotis floribunda, the Allamandas and Dipla- 

 deriias. In order to make fine specimens, many tubers should be put 

 into a pot ; and, if required early, they may be potted in autumn, using 

 rich soil, and in other respects managed as already directed. Each 

 stem should have a stake, and be frequently tied, as they should not be 

 allowed to get entangled the one with the other, for at the end of each 

 leaf they are furnished with a tendril which clasps everything it comes 

 into contact with. When the flower-buds appear, the stems should 

 be all untied and carefully supported round the pot, while a suitable 

 trellis is being fixed to the pot in training, to which great care is neces- 

 sary, as the growths are brittle. In training or tying the shoots to 

 the trellis, the flowers should be arranged so as to make the plant as 

 well furnished and conspicuous with them as possible when they are 

 in bloom. The panicles themselves should not be trained. When in 

 bloom, and particularly if in not very large pots, the supply of water 

 and stimulants must be constantly attended to with care. 



When the plants are done blooming, and showing signs of going to 

 rest, gradually withhold water, and cease to give any when the stems 

 decay. When dried off, store them away as already described. The 

 time at which they are required to bloom must regulate the starting-time. 

 For early flowering they should be started in autumn, and a succession 

 can be kept up till late in autumn by starting a few tubers in succes- 

 sion till late in spring. Altogether this is a much-neglected plant, 

 and worthy of much more countenance than it receives. A. B. T. 



