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capensis, Polygala Dalmasiana, Sparmaunia africana. There are 

 numbers of Palms which will thrive in a greenhouse temperature, 

 such as Seaforthia elegans, Latania borbonica, CorjqDha australis, 

 Kentia australis, Pritchardia filamentosa, Areca rubra, etc. The 

 Australian Tree Ferns are also grand plants for a large conservatory. 

 Rhododendrons in variety. The Indian species are worth culture 

 under glass, and a few choice hybrids which have sprung from 

 them are good also for the same pm-pose. Veronica Andersoni is 

 not often planted out in the conservatory, but it is well worth a 

 place, as it flowers freely, and makes a very handsome specimen 

 too, with a little pinching when young. I have had large cone- 

 shaped plants 7 feet high. This list might be very much extended, 

 but I am aiming at selections only. 



CoNSEEVATORY Climbers. — Acacia Riceana, Clematis indivisa, 

 C. Miss Martin, Clianthus magnificus, Habrothamnus elegans, 

 Jasminum grandifloram, Lapageria alba, L. rubra, Mandevilla 

 suaveolens, Passiflora Count Nesselrode, P. Belotti, P. Empress 

 Eugdnie, Tacsonia exonieusis. Fuchsias have a good effect dangling 

 from the roof. The climbing TropDsolums of the Lobbianum 

 section are also most useful, especially in winter and spring, when 

 the Passion Flowers are cut back and there is not much blossom. 



Plants for Baskets. — Ivy-leaf Pelargoniums (various). Pe- 

 tunias in variety, Fuchsias ditto, Tropasolum Fireball and others, 

 Convolvulus mauritanicus and others, Cissus antarcticus. Clematis 

 (various), Cob*a scandens variegata, Coprosma Baueriana variegata, 

 Epiphyllum truncatum and others. The Epiphyllums are striking 

 plants for basket work, and the light which in such a position falls 

 on them ripens their growth, and induces them to flower very freely. 

 After the growth is completed in spring, less water should be given 

 — not, of course, to dry them off, but to rest them a little. Isolepis 

 gracilis, Saxifraga sarmentosa, Sedum carneum variegatum, Selagi- 

 nella denticulata and others, Tradescantia zebrina, T. vittata. 

 The last half dozen plants will be found useful to cover the basket 

 beneath a taller larger-grooving subject. Nearly all Ferns may be 

 grown in baskets. I once saw a very interesting collection, including 

 a great many of the Maiden-hairs or Adiantums grown in baskets 

 and hung against the face of the back wall of a large dark con- 

 servatory, instead of covering it with climbers in the usual way. 

 The effect was novel and pleasing, but involved a good deal of 

 work. Though all Ferns may be grown in baskets, I name a few 

 of creeping habits which are specially adapted for such a mode of 

 cultiu-e. Adiantum cuneatum, A. concinnum, A. farleyense, As- 

 plenium flaccidum, Cyrtomium falcatum, Davallia canariensis, D. 

 Nov3e-Zelandia3, D. tenuifolia, Goniophlebiimi appendiculatum, G. 



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