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Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 
HEDAROMA. 
injury to the roots as possible, and get 
them potted and out of the reach of frost 
before severe weather comes on. 
The undermentioned are well adapted 
for using in the way indicated :— 
Convallaria Polygonatum. (Solomon’s 
Seal.) 
Cypripedium spectabile. 
Dnelytra spectabilis. 
Dodecatheon. 
Helleborus niger. 
Nertera depressa. 
Orchis foliosa. 
Pinks. 
Spirea japonica. 
Spirea palmata. 
(Christmas Rose.) 
For its berries. 
HARDY SHRUBS 
Suitable for Forcing for Greenhouse 
Decoration. 
There are numbers of hardy shrubs that 
bear forcing so as to come into flower dur- 
ing the winter and early spring months, 
and that are little, if at all inferior, in 
appearance to the regular occupants of the 
greenhouse. Of these, when to be so used, 
compact well-shaped examples should be 
chosen that have been prepared for the 
purpose by treating so as to have them 
well set with bloom-buds. It is also 
necessary to see that they are taken from 
the open ground and potted in autumn 
before hard weather comes on, and put 
where they will not get frozen. 
In forcing care must be taken that they 
are not subjected to too much heat (espe- 
cially when the forcing is begun early in 
the short sunless days), and to stand them 
as near the glass as they can be got. A 
night temperature of 50° to 55° will in most 
cases be better than a higher one. Lilacs, 
-however, are an exception to this, as they 
will bear 70° or 75° without injury. 
The following are all suitable for forcing 
in pots :— 
Acers. For their handsome foliage. 
Althea frutex azurea plena. 
Althea frutex syriaca alba. 
Andromedas. 
_ Aucubas. For their berries, in a green- 
house temperature. 
Azalea amend. 
Azalea, Ghent. 
Azalea, mollis. 
Bramble, double. 
Cherry, double blossomed. 
Clematis of sorts. Most of the newer 
hybrids flower beautifully in pots. 
Deutzias. 
Kalmias. 
Laurustinus, 
Ledums. 
Lilacs. 
Menziesias. 
Pernettyas. For their berries, in a green- 
house temperature. 
Prunus. Double flowered. 
Rhododendrons. 
Thorns. Double and single. 
Viburnums. (Guelder Rose.) 
Weigelas. 
HEBECLINIUM. 
The species comprised in this genus are 
often met with under the name of Eupa- 
torium, to which they are nearly allied. 
They are free-bloming, useful, decorative, 
softwooded, greenhouse plants, easy to pro- 
pagate and grow; the flowers are produced 
in corymbs on the points of the shoots. 
Cuttings of the young shoots strike 
readily in spring, kept close, moist, and 
shaded in moderate heat ; put them singly 
when rooted into small pots, and grow 
on with the usual greenhouse treatment 
through the summer, during which they 
should have pots 7 or 8 inches in diameter. 
Turfy loam with some rotten manure, leaf- 
mould, and sand answers well for them ; 
they should have the points of the shoots 
stopped twice during the early part of the 
season to make them branch out. They 
flower nicely from spring-struck cuttings, 
but are more effective the second year ; 
shorten the shoots well in after they have 
bloomed and give larger pots in spring. 
The two following species will in most 
cases be found sufficient :— 
H. atrorubens. Has dull, red flowers 
that are produced in autumn. It comes 
from Mexico. 
H. ianthinum. Flowers purple; this 
also is a late autumn bloomer. A Mexican 
species. 
Insects. — Few insects trouble these 
plants, but sometimes aphides affect them, 
in which case fumigation is the best remedy. 
HEDAROMA. 
(Darwinia.) 
Hedaromas are the most distinct, most 
difficult to cultivate, and among the most 
highly prized of all hardwooded green- 
house plants. All the species are subject 
to sudden death without the slightest in- 
dication of any disease. They grow freely, 
making quantities of strong healthy roots, 
the head of the plants making correspond- 
ing progress, with every appearance of 
continued robust health, yet often without 
any apparent cause or warning they die 
off suddenly. This is not to be accounted 
for by any peculiarity of soil or water, for 
