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phere of 60° to 65° b)' day, and 50° at night ; and be sparingly watered. Give 

 liquid manure once a week after the flower-buds start. Pot old plants in May, 

 in the same manner as eupatoriums, and keep them in a warm but shady place, 

 out of doors, till September, with only water enough to prevent them from droop- 

 ing. Before potting cut them in closely, and make new plants of those cuttings 

 by rooting them in moist sand under a glass, in the sunshine ; or plant the seed 

 in a sunny and sheltered spot. In August pot them and tie carefully to a light 

 trellis till they are two feet high, then trim off the most slender branches — in 

 fact cut them in pretty close and let them stand alone. This is a delicate plant, 

 but may be strengthened and hardened by this close trimming and a careful 

 management of its supplies of heat and moisture. It needs a good deal of air — 

 does best when wide breathing space is allowed. 



The Lantana. 

 The Lantana requires similar soil and treatment to the Calceolaria — except 

 that it is of a stouter, a more woody nature, and needs no support. Its compact 

 head of flowers of different and changing hues — white, crimson, scarlet, orange, 

 and yellow, sometimes all in the same spike, is always an object of great in- 

 terest, though its peculiar perfume is not universally agreeable. 



The Pyrethrum. 

 A very desirable window plant is the Pyrethrum, sometimes called Mountain 

 Daisy ; it is found in great profusion in the mountainous regions of Asia. This 

 will grow in ordinary soil with very little care, audits delicate light green foliage, 

 crowned with dense clusters of snow-white blossoms, contrasts finely with the 

 deeper colorings of Calceolarias and Lantanas. Old plants should be cut to their 

 roots, and both roots and cuttings be set in a garden-bed in May or June, and 

 treated as common out-of-door plants. Pinch out all flower-buds till they are 

 taken to the house. In September pot them with the same soil in which they 

 have been growing. Keep them in the shade, with occasional watering, for a 

 fortnight, then bring them within doors. The Pyrethrum does best in a mod- 

 erate temperature with scanty watering. 



The Chrysanthemums. 

 The Chrysanthemum (it gets its name from the Greek words for gold and 

 flower — many species bear yellow flowers), though commomly classed with out- 

 of-door plants, should be made to lend its beauty to every parlor through the 

 months of October, November and December. After flowering, Chrysanthemums 

 must be set in a dark, cool place — a cellar, or any damp dark place where they 

 will not freeze— till May. Then give them the same treatment as Pyrethrums, 

 with which they are often classed ; but they require free watering. Soapsuds 

 will make them grow stout and strong through the summer. After they are 

 potted give liquid manure twice a week till the buds begin to unfold, then with- 

 hold it entirely. 



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