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Ans. It does well plunged out of doors 

 in thin shade in snmnier. Take it in early. 



4. Jasmines? 



Ans. Weaklj- ones may be planted out 

 in summer and lifted and repotted in 

 August; or they may be kept in pots and 

 plunged outside under a thin shade. 



5. Dalechampia Roezliana? 



.4ns. Either plunged or planted out in 

 summer in partial shade. But we regard 

 it as a weed among tropical plants. 

 When once it gets a fair footing in a warm 

 greenhouse it self sowsitself on and under 

 the benches. 



G. Physianthus albens? 



Ans. Plant it out in the full open sun- 

 shinr; but if desired as a pot plant, better 

 plunge it outside during the warm 

 weather. 



7. .\ristolochia elecans.-' 



Ans. Plant it out in a warm sunny 

 spot. It will bloom freely after midsum- 

 mer. If you want to lift it again in fall 

 it would be better to keep over a few 

 small ones in pots, than bother with the 



old ones. It seeds and seedlings come up 

 in great numbers in New Orleans and 

 some other southern gardens. 



8. Allamanda? 



Ans. If in healthy condition and prop- 

 erly hardened off before planting, give it 

 a warm, sunny, sheltered place, and a 

 support to hold it up. But better keep it 

 in a pot or tub and plunge it out of doors 

 in summer, giving it lots to eat and drink. 



9. Tecoma Ambolnensis? 



Ans. Plunge it out of doors in a warm 

 sunny place; tie up the vines. 



10.' Stephanotis? 



Ans. Plunge it (never plant it outside) 

 out of doors in a warm, sheltered, faintly 

 shaded place. And keep the vines trained 

 around the trellis or to other supports. 



11. IpoMtE.\ Leari? 



-4ns. Plant it out in good ground, in a 

 warm sunny spot. It will probably bloom 

 all summer. Instead of lifting and pot- 

 ting a big plant of it in fall, lift a few of 

 the rooted runners, pot them, and keep 

 them in store over winter. 



12. Tecoma stans? 



.4ns. Repot it in spring. And in sum- 

 mer plunge it Out of doors in a warm 

 sunny spot. 



13. Menziesia? 



Ans. We presume you mean M. poli- 

 folia (Dabcecia). If so treat it as one 

 would a hardy, or rather a Chinese or 

 [apanese azalea, namely plant it out in 

 summer, and lift and winter it in a cold 

 frame. It isn't hardy with you. 



14. Clerodendron Bungei? 



Ans. Barely hardy with you; perfectly 

 hardy here. It dies down to the gro.und 

 most every j'ear, but sprouts up again in 

 carlv summer. Mulch the ground heavily 

 in w'intcr. 



15. Hydrangea VESTiTA? 



Ans It is a hardy outside shrub with 

 us. Prune it in in spring. 



16. Hypericum Moserianim? 



Ans. Treated as an outdoor hardy 

 plant it survived last winter perfectly at 

 Dosoris, that is while the tops were killed 

 to the ground, a bunch of fresh shoots is 



