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Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 
NERIUM. 
N. molle confluens. 
N. molle corymbiferum. 
NEPHROLEPIS. 
A genus of Ferns containing stove and 
greenhouse species, several of them being 
splendid plants, remarkable for their 
elegant arched fronds ; they are worthy of 
a place in every collection. 
For propagation and cultivation, see 
Ferns, general details of culture. 
STOVE SPECIES. 
N. acuta. 
N. pluma. Madagascar. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES. 
N. davallioides. East Indies. 
N. davallioides furcans. 
Islands. 
N. exaltata. 
N. pectinata. 
South Sea 
Tropical America. 
Tropical America. 
NERINE. 
In these we have a genus of greenhouse 
bulbous plants that produce freely their 
splendid flowers; N. sarniensis (the 
Guernsey Lily) is the best known, al- 
though it, in common with others of this 
beautiful genus, is now much neglected. 
Some of the kinds produce leaves before 
flowering, others push the bloom previous 
to the leaves. To be successful with them 
the principal matters to be kept in sight 
are to give due attention to the full de- 
velopment of their flowers by plenty of 
water, and a free use of the syringe to 
keep the foliage clear of insects and 
healthy, until leaf-growth is completed, 
and afterwards to get them thoroughly 
ripened ; the best way to effect this is to 
remove them from the house or pit in 
which the growth has been made to the 
foot of a south wall in the open air ex- 
posed to the full sun where the roasting 
they get is of the greatest use. 
They are increased by offsets, which 
should be taken off before the growing 
season commences, and put three or four 
together in 5 or 6 inch pots, according to 
the size the offsets are ; good holding loam 
with alittle sand suits them. Pot firm, 
and as soon as they show signs of growth 
give water, and stand them close to the 
glass where they will get all the light 
and sun possible ; encourage growth by 
syringing overhead daily until the leaves 
have attained their full size, and admit 
plenty of air. An ordinary greenhouse, 
still exposed to the full light, will answer 
for them through the winter, and when 
the leaves begin to show signs of decay 
withhold water ; through the spring still 
let them have all the sun and light possible, 
but keep cool. When they begin to grow 
again soak the soil well with water, and if 
more room seems necessary give pots a size 
larger, but do not over-pot, as these plants 
do not like too much room. ‘Treat on- 
wards through the period of growth as 
advised for the previous season in every 
way, again keeping them dry when at 
rest. A repetition of tne treatment 
thus far advised through the growing 
season, and subsequent rest, is all that is 
necessary, as the plants arrive at a flower- 
ing condition. Afterwards when the pots. 
get too full and more room must be given, 
the mass of bulbs when larger than desired 
may be divided before the growing season 
begins. 
The following are all beautiful kinds :— 
N. corusca. Scarlet. 
N. corusca major. Scarlet. 
N. elegans. Pink. 
N. elegans carminata. 
N. elegans cerulea. Shaded blue. 
N. Fothergilli. Scarlet. 
N. Fothergilli major. Scarlet and yellow. 
N. humilis angustifolia. Rose. 
N. Plantii. Crimson. 
N. pudica. White. 
N. rosea. Rose. 
N. sarniensis. Rose. 
N. venusta. Crimson. 
Some of these are hybrids bearing 
splendid flowers; the species come from 
the Cape of Good Hope, China, and Japan. 
They flower during the advanced summer 
and autumn months. 
Insects.—Red spider and aphides are 
the principal insects that affect these 
plants, syringe freely while the leaves are 
fresh for the former ;° for aphides fumigate. 
Cerise. 
NERIUM. 
(Oleander. ) 
This species is an evergreen greenhouse 
plant, and was introduced from Southern 
Europe ; there are now several varieties of 
it, varying little except in colour. The 
plants are of easy culture, and will bear 
indifferent treatment and neglect that. 
would cause the death of most things. It 
is in this neglected condition that they are 
too often met with, yet it must not be 
supposed that under such usage anything 
approaching the success that is possible 
with a better system, can be attained. It 
frequently happens with these and some 
other plants of great excellence that will 
exist with the worst treatment, that an 
estimate of their merits is taken under the 
disadvantages of indifferent culture ; hence 
