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ami they are nearly as well marked with purple 

 and white coloi-s, but they decay much sooner 

 in Spriiiji, and in this way they resoniblo those 

 of the female parent, S. tlava." — Vritch. 



A PuRPLE-LKAVKO IvY.— During tlie last few 

 years I have been cultivating and increasing a 

 bear.tiful purple-leaved Ivy, which I discovered 

 a few years ago, and which is considered by those 

 who have seen it, to be the best of all the Ivies. 

 Imagine a wall all through the dreary Winter 

 covered with large leathery leaves of a deep 

 bronze or dark purple color, and you will be 

 able to form' some idea of the appearance of 

 this Ivy. I should be pleased to show it to any 

 one who may feel interested in such matters ; 

 all I wish is that the plant was somewhere where 

 it would be more appreciated, for it is growing 

 on an old brick wall ill adapted for showing off 

 its rich color to advantage; but if grown on a 

 light stone terrace wall or a similar position, or 

 in light-colored vases, or even as an edging 

 near white or light gravel, it would form one of 

 the most attractive creepers known.— T. Williams, 

 Ormskirk, in Garden. 



Scented Geranium, "Mrs. Taylor."— Scarlet 

 flowered Rose. A distinct variety of the scented 

 Geranium, with a strong rose fragrance, and 

 large, deep scarlet flowers of the Hybrid Perpet- 

 ual class. Combining, as it does, free flowering 

 qualities with fragrant foliage, it is very useful 

 for Summer cut flowers, and as a pot plant for 

 Winter cannot be surpassed.— ifent^er8o?t. 



Antigoxon hEPTOPUS.— a beautiful plant, of 

 climbing habit, with numerous racemes of rose- 

 colored flowers, showing a still richer tint in the 

 centre. The profusion of its bloom is such as 

 to give the resemblance of Roses at a distance ; 

 hence one of the Me-xican name is "Rom de 

 Montana," or Mountain Rose. Described by its 

 discoverer as the most beautiful climber he had 

 ever beheld. — John Saul. 



Tabernamontana Camassa.— Growers of flow- 

 ers for market should cultivate a house of this 

 plant alone. A very desirable and newly intro- 

 duced evergreen stove shrub of a neat compact 

 dwarf habit, with medium small glossy bright 

 green laurel-like leaves, and terminal axillary 

 cymose racemes of double white flowers of Gar- 

 denia-like outline and fragrance which are pro- 

 duced on the point of every shoot. From 

 Gardenia it differs in its easier growth, and in 

 requiring a much less stimulating atmosphere 



to produce its bloom ; the usual temperature of 

 a hot-house with less luimidity, will produce 

 blooms more freely and longer in succeaaiou. 

 The petals of the flowers are lighter and mora 

 elegantly arranged than the Gardenia, and not 

 (juite so large; small plants in OU pots will pro- 

 duce flowers freely. — John Said. 



SCBAPS AND QUERIES. 



Culture of the Calla Lily.— Miss H. R. B, 

 (somewhere in Penna., but post-mark indistinct), 

 asks whether the suckers or side plants on a 

 Calla will injure the main plant, if plenty of pot 

 room be allowed? It is best not to allow too 

 many to grow. Sometimes this plant shows a 

 disposition to throw up a great number of little 

 sprouts. These are best taken off, leaving from 

 four to si.x strong ones, according to the size of 

 the pot; six would be enough for an eight-inch 

 pot. 



Job's Teaks. — Miss B. writes: "I once had 

 a very pretty little grass called "Job's Tears," 

 but lost it, and have been anxious to get it again 

 as it grew very well in ray garden. But I can- 

 not find it under this name in any garden book 



I have. Can you recognize it by the enclosed 

 sketch and give me its proper name?" [This is 

 the Coix lachryma. It is often in catalogues 

 under the name of Job's Tears. The seeds have 

 an ovoid, long drawn out, tear-like form. It is 

 hardly a "little ".grass, however. It generally 

 grows about two feet high, and is rather coarse 

 in expression. — Ed. G. M.] 



Heating Greenhousp;s by a Coal Stove. — We 

 have an excellent paper by G. A. H., on hand on 

 this very interesting topic, which will appear 

 shortly. 



