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eter and well bushed. Have we ever seen a specimen 

 erica ? 



EPACEIS. The same remarks apply. 



KENNEDIAS are all well adapted for specimens. Trained 

 on balloon trellises and in full bloom, what can be prettier ? 



The same may be said of ALLAMANDAS, RHYNCOSPER- 

 MUM, COMBRETUM, SiEPHANOTUs, and a host of other 

 climbers. 



CHORIZEMA VARIUM also makes a beautiful specimen 

 trained in this way. 



All the soft-wooded climbers are superb objects, grown 

 on large trellises, if the foliage is in good health. 



PELARGONIUMS and GERANIUMS, we all know, make su- 

 perb specimens ; also VERBENAS, HELIOTROPES, and other 

 plants of the same nature. HOVE AS, and plants of kindred 

 nature, are very poor subjects for specimens ; but much may 

 be effected by care and patience. The Cape bulbs, such as 

 Ixias, and Sparaxis, are never treated with proper care ; 

 they are forced into bloom, and then, instead of allowing 

 the leaves to ripen well, the plants are thrust out of the way, 

 dried off, and the only wonder is, they ever perfect any 

 bulbs. As it is, the bulbs decrease in size year by year, 

 and at last, being too small to bloom, are cast aside as 



