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THE CULTURE OF POT-PLANTS 



skimmias can be grown outside all the year round and the 

 more they are in open air, the better ; but when they are 



Fig. ;^7. — Skinimia japonica. 



in pots it is best to place them under cover at the approach 

 of winter. They flower in spring. They should not be 

 pruned. 



Solanum. — The species commonly grown for their 

 ornamental fruits are ^. capsicastrum and S. pseudocapsicastrum 



