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THE CULTURE OF POT-PLANTS 



If desired, the shoots taken off can be used as cuttings. 

 There are several other species with ornamental fruits, for 



Fig. 35. — Cotoneaster Simonsii. 



instance A. macrocarpa which has bright red berries ; but 

 A. crenulata is the easiest to manage, and on the whole the 

 most effective. Scale is sometimes troublesome; it should 

 be sponged off the leaves with soapy water as soon as it is 

 noticed. 



