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injury to the roots as possible, and get 

 them potted and out of the reach of frost 

 before severe weather comes on. 



The undermentioned are well adapted 

 for using in the way indicated : — 



Convallaria Polygonatum. (Solomon's 

 Seal.) 



Cypripedium spectabile. 



Dulytra spectabilis. 



Dodecatheon. 



Helleborus niger. (Christmas Eose.) 



Nertera depressa. For its berries. 



Urchis foliosa. 



Finks. 



Spircea japonica. 



Spircea palmata. 



HARDY SHRUBS 



Suitable for Forcing for Greenhouse 

 Decoration. 



There are numbers of hardy shrubs that 

 bear forcing so as to come into flower dur- 

 ing the winter and early spring months, 

 and that are little, if at all inferior, in 

 appearance to the regular occupants of the 

 greenhouse. Of these, when to be so used, 

 compact well-shaped examples should be 

 chosen that have been prepared for the 

 purpose by treating so as to have them 

 well set with bloom-buds. It is also 

 necessary to see that they are taken from 

 the open ground and potted in autumn 

 before hard weather comes on, and put 

 where they will not get frozen. 



In forcing care must be taken that they 

 are not subjected to too much heat (espe- 

 cially when the forcing is begun early in 

 the short sunless days), and to stand them 

 as near the glass as they can be got. A 

 night temperature of 50° to 55° wiU in most 

 cases be better than a higher one. Lilacs, 

 however, are an exception to this, as they 

 will bear 70° or 75° without injury. 



The following are all suitable for forcing 

 in jiots : — 



Acers. For their handsome foliage. 



A Ithcea frutex azurea plena. 



Althcea frutex syriaca alba. 



Andromedas. 



Aucubas. For their berries, in a green- 

 house temperature. 



Azalea amcena. 



Azalea, Ghent. 



Azalea, mollis. 



Bramble, double. 



Cherry, double blossomed. 



Clematis of sorts. Most of the newer 

 hybrids flower beautifully in pots. 



Deutzias. 



Kalmias. 



Laurustinus. 



Ledums. 



Lilacs. 

 Menziesias. 



Fernettyas. For their berries, m a green- 

 house temperature. 



Frunus. Double flowered 



Rhododendrons. 



Thorns. Double and single. 



Viburnums. (Guelder Rose. 



Weigelas. 



HEBECLINIUM. 



The species comprised in this genus are 

 often met with under the name of Eupa- 

 torium, to which they are nearly allied. 

 They are free-bloming, useful, decorative, 

 softwooded, greenhouse plants, easy to pro- 

 pagate and grow ; the flowers are produced 

 in corymbs on the points of the shoots. 



Cuttings of the young shoots strike 

 readily in spring, kept close, moist, and 

 shaded in moderate heat ; put them singly 

 when rooted into small pots, and grow 

 on with the usual greenhouse treatment 

 through the summer, during which they 

 should have pots 7 or 8 inches in diameter. 

 Tarfy loam with some rotten manure, leaf- 

 mould, and sand answers well for them; 

 they should have the points of the shooth 

 stopped twice during the early part of the 

 season to make them branch out. They 

 flower nicely from spring-struck cuttings, 

 but are more efl'ective the second year ; 

 shorten the shoots well in after they have 

 bloomed and give larger pots in spring. 

 The two following species will in most 

 cases be found sufiicient : — 



H. atrorubens. Has dull, red flowers 

 that are produced in autumn. It comes 

 from Mexico. 



H. ianthinum. Flowers purple ; this 

 also is a late autumn bloomer. A Mexican 

 species. 



Insects. — Few insects trouble these 

 plants, but sometimes aphides affect them, 

 in which case fumigation is the best remedy. 



HEDAROMA. 



( Darwinia. ) 



Hedaromas are the most distinct, most 

 difficult to cultivate, and among the most 

 highly prized of all hardwooded green- 

 house plants. All the species are subject 

 to sudden death without the slightest in- 

 dication of any disease. They grow freely, 

 making quantities of strong healthy roots, 

 the head of the plants making correspond- 

 ing progress, with every appearance of 

 continued robust health, yet often without 

 any apparent cause or warning they die 

 oft' suddenly. This is not to be accounted 

 for by any peculiarity of soil or water, for 



