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roasted in a perfect dry place or the bulbs 

 sometimes decay with dry rot. Gloxineas 

 and Achimenes will be generally at rest, and 

 should be treated the same as Caladiums. 

 Winter blooming Fuchsias should have a light, 

 warm part of the house, and be occasionally 

 watered with manure water. 



I\'J<tr(/o)iimKs should be now growing 

 freely, and will require more water with a 

 light position and plenty of ventilation. 



Caifus will have pots well filled with roots 

 and be growing freely, will require abundance 

 of water ; if green fly appears, either fumi- 

 gate with tobacco or sponge them ofl" with some 

 weak tobacco water ; a few of the most for- 

 ward should be placed at the warmest part of 

 the house for early flowering. 



Poinsett las must have a good light place 

 in the warmest part of the house, but well 

 ventilated until the weather becomes cold. 

 These plants will flower well in a temperature 

 of 55 to GO, but if large bracts are desired, a 

 temperature of 65 is required ; the plants 

 can be removed to a more moderate heat free 

 from draughts when fully developed, they 

 will then last in full beauty much longer ; 

 we obtain heads of bloom from twenty inches 

 to two feet in diameter by this treatment. 

 Euphorbia Jacquinijeflora requires the same 

 treatment. 



Aphelaudra Roezll is a charming winter 

 flowering plant, and can be flowered satis- 

 factory in three-inch pots — its brilliant spikes 

 of orange-scarlet flowers are very ornamental. 

 We have not yet flowered nitese, which is 

 said to be the same color, but the beautiful 

 dark varnished foliage is wonderfully fine, 

 and quite diflereut from anything we have 

 before seen ; this species is at present scarce 

 and dear, but when better known will be very 

 extensively grown. 



Atocfisiw must be kept in the hottest part 

 of the house. It must be recollected that 

 these plants are evergreen, with the exception 

 of Jenningsii and if allowed to lose the 

 foliage like Caladiums, the plants will be 

 much weakened and probably die. These 

 plants are wonderful, telling at all times 

 when well grown ; the large metallic leaves 



in some, such as Metallica, Veitchii, Inter- 

 media, Lowii and Sedenii ; the last we con- 

 sider the best ; it is a vigorous grower an 

 makes a specimen in a short time. The 

 beautiful mottled leaf stalk of Zebrina, and 

 the spotted and marble leaves of Macrorrhisa 

 variegata is very beautiful, and usually attracts 

 the attention of the most ignorant observer, 

 for it seems so strange to see some leaves 

 spotted with white, others half white and the 

 other half green, and again, other leaves 

 pure white. This plant is subject to red 

 spider, and requires frequent sponging to 

 keep it free. 



Eurharis Ainazoiuca must be kept in 

 the warmest part of the house, and not 

 allowed to suffer for want of water. It must 

 be remembered that this plant is a native of 

 the hot, moist valleys near the equator, where 

 plants are in full growth all the year. We 

 have no doubt that many people are under 

 the impression that, because it is a bulb it is 

 necessai'y to keep it dry and lose the foliage ; 

 this, and want of heat, is, no doubt, the reason 

 so many people complain that it is diflicult to 

 flower. We have them in flower all the year 

 round, from plants in three-inch pots up to 

 large tubs. 



Gesnerire of the Zebrina class must be 

 kept warm and be well supplied with water ; 

 the foliage of these plants is beautiful, inde- 

 pendent of the flowers, which are various 

 shades of orange and scarlet, and very showy. 



Azaleas and CVtwie^^iaAshould be placed 

 in a cool part of the house, with the exception 

 of young azaleas which are best in a tempera- 

 ture of 55 to 60 if convenient ; they make 

 much better plants in a shorter time then 

 when placed in a cold house ; watering must 

 be carefully attended to, for although less is 

 required at this season than when plants are 

 in full growth, the plants require careful 

 attention, or some will become dust dry and 

 much injured if not killed. 



Ferns and I^i/cojwdiunts when grown 

 with other plants, will, at this season, when 

 less shade is used, be liable to become dry 

 quicker than in the summer, and must be 

 frequently examined, more especially those 



