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way, they are so easily grown and bloom 

 so freely and continuously, and what can- 

 not be said of the other Chinese prim- 

 roses, their flowers are capital for cut- 

 ting. On account of their "stinging" 

 leaves, however, there is a prejudice 

 against them. 



Primula Forbesi is another little 

 beauty from China, it isofadwarf rosette 

 form with tall airy flower stems and 

 small pale pink-purple flowers with a 

 yellow eye. Their profusion make it 

 attractive. 



Callas, Give them weak manure water 

 once or twice a week, and let them have 

 plenty room. While they don't like strong 

 sunshine, they dislike the shade of vines. 

 The Little Gem calla makes a pretty lit- 

 tle pot plant, but for cut flowers, along- 

 side of the old variety, it is nowhere. 



Can.nas in pots are fine in winter. The 

 dwarf varieties as Star of '91 and Queen 

 Charlotte, are preferred. They like light 

 moisture, and warmth, but not a close 

 atmosphere. 



PoiNSETTiAS are in their heyday. They 

 like warmth, good light, and a free use 

 of the hose to keep them clean. When cut 

 remove some of the rougher leaves and 

 set the flowers in a tub or tank of water 

 for a while, then cut the ends again. 

 After being cut over the plants may be 

 kept dry and rested till May. 



Heliotrope does best when up near 

 the glass, it never grows or blooms well 

 in the shade. A box or shelf raised well 

 up to the glass near the back wall is the 

 place it usually gets. Keepit watered all 

 winter, giving liquid manure now and 

 again. 



BoiVARDiAS are now in their heyday 

 and very beautiful both in pots and 

 planted out on benches. As soon as they 

 are past keep them rather dry, then store 

 them aside to make room for other 

 things, but don't let frost reach them. 



Yellow Li.nums are the gayest plants 

 we have of their color. .\ny common 

 greenhouse seems to suit them. They 

 make pretty plants but like flax generally 



their blossoms are too ephemeral to be of 

 any use when cut. Look after them for 

 red spider, 



LiBONiAS AND Sericographis are com- 

 ing into bloom quite prettily and help to 

 brighten the greenhouse or window. As 

 cut flowers they are of no us ■, they wilt 

 so quickly. As plants they will stand 

 more abuse than anything else we know 

 of except cacti, and look well. 



Ruellea macrantiia is very pretty 

 now with large rose-jjurple flowers. .\ 

 night temperature of 50° to 55° suits it 

 nicely. 



• Kusselliaju.ncea is quite a pretty old 

 fashioned plant, almost perpetually in 

 bloom. In a moist, warmish house, in a 

 suspended pot or basket it looks well. 

 It is useful for window or veranda boxes 

 or baskets in summer. 



Plumbagos are coming into good favor. 

 At this time the red flowered one (rosen 

 and its variety cocc'mca) are in elegant 

 |)erfection in warm greenhouses, and the 

 blue one (Capensis) and its white variety 



