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Greenhouse and Stove Plants. 



pearance as possible, and withal to correct 

 that loase untidy appearance that plants 

 always have when allowed to grow as if 

 they were wild. If they are only required 

 for home decoration they will do with 

 much less tying, but if, on the other hand, 

 they are for exhibition and have long dis- 

 tances to travel, then the shoots must be 

 secured so as to keep them from chafing, or 

 the flower-s would be literally ground to 

 pieces. 



For producing flowers for cutting the 

 Azalea has few equals ; you may cut with 

 impunity without injuring the health of 

 the plant, Vjut of course plants should be 

 grown for the purpose, as no one would 

 think of cutting their best specimens. We 

 have heard it said that the flowers do not 

 stand well cut out of heat in winter ; the 

 fault arises from two causes — using too 

 much heat, or keeping the plants too far 

 from the light. While being brought into 

 flower they ought to almost touch the gla.ss : 

 so treated the flowers will stand for a week 

 in water or sand and water. 



The Azalea is a plant not at all im- 

 patient of cold. We have seen plants in a 

 north retarding house in the eaiiy spring 

 frozen considerably, and afterwaids they 

 flowered quite as well as others that had 

 not been subjected to so low a temperature ; 

 but we should not advise such treatment if 

 at all avoidable, as they might get so far 

 frozen as to injure the roots ; and, as pre- 

 viously stated, this cold treatment induces 

 in young jjlants a hard stunted condition, 

 to get them out of which takes a consider- 

 able time in the spring. In selecting 

 varieties care should be taken to procure 

 such as are not only good free growers, pos- 

 sessing distinct, finely-coloured flowers, but 

 also such sorts as retain their bloom for the 

 longest time. This is a matter that does 

 not receive sufficient attention, yet is of 

 very great impoitance whether they are 

 required for exhibition or ordinaiy deco- 

 rative jjurposes, some varieties carrying their 

 flowers double the length of time that 

 others will. Theie is also much diflerence 

 in the early or late habit of flowering in 

 dififerent kinds ; by a judicious selection 

 the season of their blooming can be much 

 prolonged. 



The following kinds can be depended on 

 as worthy of cultivation, and in every way 

 possessing the above qualities : — 



A. Apollo. White, striped with cannine, 

 flowers large and of good substance. 



A. Baronne de Vriere. Magnificent 

 white, slightly splashed with crimson ; 

 very large flowers. 



A. Brilliant. Orange-scarlet ; one of the 

 very best A/aleas in cultivation ; a good 



grower, and will come into flower after 

 most other varieties are over. 



A. Cedo Nulli. Very rich piu-ple, fine in 

 form and colour ; one of the highest 

 coloured varieties grown. 



A. Charles cfe Back. In the way of Due 

 de Nassau ; a really splendid variety. 



A. Comtesse de Beaufort. Fine bright 

 rose, spotted with maroon ; a magnificent 

 variety. 



A. Criterion. A fine old sort ; free 

 grower, profuse flowerer, and very effective. 



A. Lac de Nassau. Very large, rosy 

 pur-ple ; a vigorous grower ; one of the 

 best sorts in cultivation. 



A. Eclatante. The deepest crimson, 

 shaded rose, and profusely spotted ; one of 

 the very- best. 



A. Flag of Truce. White ; very fine ; 

 double variety. 



A. Flambeau. Deep glowing crimson. 



A. Flower of the Day. White, slightly 

 striped with rose ; a fine variety. 



A. Iveryana. A fine white ; one of the 

 best, taking all properties into account. 



A. Jean Vervaene. Deep salmon colour, 

 edged and striped with white, the upper 

 petals haAdng a dark spot. 



A. La Pax. A vigorous, free-growing, 

 telling variety. 



A. Louis von Baden. White; splendid 

 shape ; good habit and profuse flowerer. 



A. Madarae Ambroise Verschaffelt. A 

 fine effective sort ; ground colour pale-pink, 

 edged with w^hite, flaked and striped with 

 crimson. 



A. Madame de Cannart d'Hamale. White, 

 sometimes striped ; a large flower. 



A. Madame Joseph Vervaene. Delicate 

 rose, bordered with white, suffused wdth 

 bright red ; a most desirable variety. 



A. Madarae Leon Maenluiut. Amaranth, 

 new in colour' ; form and habit unexcep- 

 tionable. 



A. Madame Louise de Kerchove. Salmon 

 edged with white ; semi-double. 



A. Madame Louis Van Houtte. Splendid 

 white, streaked with rose ; a semi-double 

 soit, of great excellence. 



A. Madelaine. Pure white ; flowers 

 large and semi-double. 



A. Mademoiselle Marie Van Houtte. 

 White, flaked with salmon ; semi-double. 



A. Marquis of Lome. Very bright red ; 

 a sjjlendid variety. 



A. Mars. Splendid bright red, perfect 

 in shape ; a good and Adgorous grower, 

 and should be in every collection, however 

 select. 



A. Mons. Thihaut. Fine rosy red, 

 distinct, and woith a place in even the 

 most select collection. 



A. lioi de HoUande. One of the most 



