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waterings and frequent syringings. The under sides of 
the leaves will need inspection often, as it is subject to 
attacks of mealy, and this is the first place they locate. 
They must be sponged off as soon as they appear. Side 
shoots may be taken off at any time and potted into small 
pots, and grown oun in this way to increase the stock. 
The three species in present cultivation are Eucharis 
Grandiflora, Eucharis Candida, and Eucharis Ama- 
zonieca. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY. 
This is a plant so well known and such a universal 
favorite that little need be said in the way of a descrip- 
tion. A modern writer in the ‘Treasury of Botany”’ 
says. ‘‘Without poetical or fanciful conventionalities 
the Lily of the Valley is as perfect an emblem of purity, 
modesty and humility as the floral world affords.’’ The 
flowers of the Lily of the Valley are used in immense 
quantities in all the large cities of the country through 
the Winter months for the purpose of bouquet making 
and all sorts of cut flower ornamentation. In New York 
city it is estimated a million of these blooms are sold 
annually; the average price is about five cents each, so 
that for this flower alone $50,000 is annually paid by the 
florists of New York to the growers in the vicinity, and 
the consumer no doubt pays one-third more. Those 
pips or crowns that are generally forced are imported 
from Germany and France. This is a great favorite all 
through the South, and does well in any garden soil, and 
will grow under the shade of trees, in fact partial shade 
is better for it than a fully exposed position to the sun. 
It blooms best when allowed to grow undisturbed for 
years. The roots that have been forced to bloom in 
Winter in the greenhouse are of but little account, as it 
takes years for them to recuperate after their blooming 
