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Azalea purpuretB plena. — Flowers double, deep crimson. 



Bouvardias. — There are several varieties in cultivation which are indispensable. 

 B. hiantha is a dazzling scarlet; B. floribunda, orange scarlet; B. Hogarth, rich 

 scarlet, large racemes of flowers ; B. Davidsonii, pure white; B. Vreelandii, similar 

 to the last, but distinct. 



Ca.mellia fimhriata. — Flowers very large, edge of petals delicately fringed. 



C. alba plena. — Old double white, but one of the. best. These two are considered 

 the most valuable for cut flowers ; but the colored sorts are equally as beautiful, and 

 one can scarcely go amiss in making a selection, as our florists propagate only the 

 best, there being hundreds of varieties to select from. They all succeed best in 

 rather a low temperature and partial shade. 



Cnphea platycentra. — Small, slender, evergreen shrubs, extensively used for bed- 

 ding out in summer, but far more valuable for its flowers in winter. Flowers small, 

 scarlet, tipped with white ; often called " Cigar plant." 



Fuchsia serratifolia. — Flowers large, scarlet ; leaves dark rich green and very 

 large ; an excellent early winter-blooming species. 



Gardenia Jiorida. — This single variety is the best for greenhouse culture. Flow- 

 ers white ; very showy. 



LagerstrcB/nia Indica alba. — This is a variety of the well-known Crape Myrtle of 

 the Southern States, where it usually blooms in autumn ; but when cultivated in pots 

 in the Northern States, it is one of our finest early winter-flowering shrubs. Flow- 

 ers pure white and produced in great abundance. 



Punka nana. — New dwarf pomegranate. Flowers beautiful orange-scarlet ; very 

 handsome. 



S It g (fe.it ions for I'lanting Home Grounds. 



Amateurs should be educated to make their own selections of trees, and plant 

 according to right principles. They must therefore learn, as well from experi- 

 ence and obseroafio?i, as well as follow the advice of landscape gardeners or horti- 

 cultural journals. At a recent meeting of the Jacksonville (111.) Horticultural 

 Society, Dr. McFarland read a good report from the committee on trees and shrub- 

 bery, which contains much common sense advice. Evergreens should be planted not 

 so much for immediate eff"ect, as for future use and beauty. Space, sunlight and pro- 

 tection are their three absolute requirements, and any attempt to grow them to per- 

 fection in crowded groups, or in enclosures where grazing animals are ever allowed 

 to roam at large, will be met with certain failure. 



Rules for Selection, I'lanting nnd Care of Evergreens. 



1st. Select the trees by personal examination in the nursery, and always those 

 with single stems. 



2d. Patronize your nearest reliable dealer. 



3d. Plant in damp weather in the spring, with the least possible exposure of the 

 roots to the sun and air. In his own experience the loss in fall-planted trees had 

 been ten per cent. — in spring but two per cent. 



4th. Prune all mutilated and broken roots ; spare no pains in setting the tree ; one 

 minute's extra time given then more than equals a year's growth. To secure the 

 best results, each tree should be allowed at least forty feet of unshaded greensward. 



