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in pots of light sandy soil, then plunging in bottom-heat. All the 

 free-growing species may be readily and rapidly increased from cut- 

 tings of the branches, either of the young tips of the shoots, or, in 

 the case of Dracsenas, cutting the old stems into single eyes or 

 buds, and plunging in a brisk bottom-heat to force dormant buds 

 to start. Some are easily increased by dividing the root stock into 

 as many pieces as there are crowns. Of these the Anthmiums, 

 Alocasias, and Caladiums fiunish familiar examples. But with 

 heat and moisture the propagation of stove plants offers no more 

 difficulty than is met with in working up a stock of bedding plants. 

 There are a few subjects difficult to deal with. Ipomjea Horsfallise 

 and Combretum purpureum are exceedingly difficult to strike from 

 cuttings, but the former may easily be grafted on roots of a com- 

 moner species, and the latter can be layered. 



Varieties. — The lists of stove plants which I give below have 

 been purposely made short and select, suitable for a garden with 

 only moderate stove accommodation. 



Flowerincj Plants. — Allamanda Hendersoni, A. grandiflora, 

 iEchmea fulgens, Anthurium Schertzerianum, A. S. album, Aphe- 

 landra cristata, A. Roezli, Billbergia splendida, Centroprogon Lucy- 

 anus, Clerodendron fallax, C. Balfourianum, Combretum purpureum, 

 Conoclinium ianthimum, Dipladenia Brearleyana, D. boliviensis, 

 Eranthemum pulchellum, Eucharis amazouica, Euphorbia jacquini- 

 flora, Franciscea calycina major, F. Hopeana, Gardenia florida in- 

 termedia, G. radicans major, Hexacentris Mysorensis (handsome 

 climber). Hibiscus briUiantissimus, and others, Hoya bella, H. 

 carnosa (useful climber), Imantophyllum aurantiacum, and others, 

 Impatiens Jerdoni?e, I. Sultani, Ixora coccinea superba, I. Colei, I. 

 Prince of Orange, I. alba, I. crocata rutilans, Jasminum gracillimum, 

 excellent for cutting, planted in a bed of peat and loam, and trained 

 near the glass ; Justicia speciosa, J. carnea, Libonia floribunda, 

 Medinilla magnifica, Musssenda frondosa, Pancratium fragrans, 

 Peutas carnea, Plumbago rosea, Poinsettia pulcherrima, P. p. alba, 

 Rivina humilis, Rondeletia speciosa major, Stephanotis floribimda 

 — a well-known fragrant white -flowered climber, Tabernsemon- 

 tana coronaria fl.-pl., Thunbergia Harrisi (handsome climber), 

 Thrysacanthus nitilans, Torenia asiatica, T. Foiu-nieri, Vinca alba 

 oculata, V. rosea. 



Fitie-foliaged plants. — Alocasia Jenningsi, A. metaUica, A. 

 Veitchi, A. macrorhiza variegata, Ananassa sativa variegata, An- 

 thm-ium magnificum, Aralia Veitchi gracillima, A. elegantissima, 

 Bertolonia margaritacea, Caladiums in variety, Cissus discolor, C. 

 porphyrophylla, Croton angustifolius, C. Earl of Derby, C. inter- 

 ruptus, C. latifolius maculatus, C. Prince of Wales, C. Johannis, 



