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warm position in a pit or greenhouse, with plenty of 
water, they will bloom by Christmas. During the rest- 
ing period all the foliage will dry away, and when the 
time comes to start nothing will be left but the root. 
It is not best to give Callas too much pot room, as this 
causes them to produce more leaves and less flowers. 
Better grow in small sized pots and feed with liquid 
manure. When an excess of leaves occur, cut them off; 
by this method the plants can be grown more closely 
together and more flowers produced. Should you have 
but a few plants and wish to grow them as specimens, 
the cutting of the leaves off would detract from their | 
appearance. The Calla is a good Winter or Spring flow- 
ering plant for the room, but must have plenty of water 
and an occasional syringing or washing off the leaves to 
keep them free from dust and Red Spider. There is also 
a Spotted Calla, pretty on account of the spots or marks 
on the leaves, but the bloom is of no great value. There 
are other species called the Yellow Calla, the Black Calla, 
which properly speaking are Arums, and not near as 
desirable as the primitive Calla. This species are all 
propagated by offsets, which should be taken off when 
the plants are at rest and grown on in small pots for a 
season or two. 
IMANTOPHYLLUM MINIATUM. 
This is also similar to the Amaryllis and Vallota, and 
will succeed well under similar treatment. They are not 
hardy in this State, and must be grown asa pit or green- 
house flower. It forms a stout, bold looking tuft of 
leaves, from one to two feet high, broadly sheathed at 
the base, and of an intense green color on both sides. 
The flower scapes rise to about the same height as the 
leaves, and support a large umbel of from ten to twenty 
