CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



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Will Camellias stand forcing? Proper time for them to 

 flower. Proper treatment. The number of flowers I 

 cut from the fifteenth of December to the middle of 

 January. Treatment while growing, pruning, etc 70 



CHAPTER XXV. 



On Camellia candidisstma. Engraving showing the flower- 

 ing variety 72 



CHAPTER XXVI. 



On the worthless kind of candidissima. The variety that 



never blooms 74 



CHAPTER XXVII. 



Design of house for amateurs ; the cost of erecting it. How 

 to grow Camellias with other plants. How to treat 

 them during the summer months 76 



CHAPTER XXVIII. 



On grafting. Five engravings showing single stock. Single 

 stock grafted. The best mode of grafting. The frame 

 to receive the grafts. Grafted plant, one year old. 

 Grafted plant, two years old 81 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



On grafting for amateurs, or for those who have a small 

 collection of Camellias. Engraving showing how single 

 plants can be grafted successfully, with comparatively 

 little labor. Also engraving of an ancient process of 



inarching 86 



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