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any required length, with proper treatment. The flowers 
are large, Lily or bell-shaped, and produced on solitary 
one-flowered peduncles. Rosea has deep rose-colored 
flowers, spotted inside with white. There has lately been 
introduced a double variety, the character of which has 
not yet been established. They should be grown in a 
house with a low temperature, and given plenty of air, 
water, and root reom; the latter is a necessity. They do 
tolerably well grown in tubs, but are seldom seen in per- 
fection except when turned into the border. The soil - 
should be largely composed of leaf mould and sand. 
They are increased either by layers or from seeds, the 
latter being preferable; plants from cuttings rarely sue- 
ceed. They are natives of Chili. Introduced in 1847. 
VINCA. 
*HE Vinca is also called Periwinkle, or Creeking Myr- 
= They seem to endure the heat of our Summers 
very well, being continually in bioom. They are a well 
known genus of hardy herbaceous, evergreen, trailing 
plants, and greenhouse, low growing woody herbs. 
Major and Minor are respectively the Long-Leaved Peri- 
winkle and the Common Periwinkle, known in cottage 
gardens as Myrtles. They are natives of Europe, and 
have long been in cultivation. They are much used in 
cemeteries for covering graves, the deep green of the 
leaves contrasting with the delicate blue flowers There 
are varieties with gold and silver edged leaves, consider- 
ably grown for basket plants and conservatory decora- 
tion. Rosea is a beautiful plant, with flowers pure white, 
white with rose eye, and plain rose colored. They grow 
from twenty to thirty inches high, and are completely 
covered with flowers the entire Summer. They do quite 
