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coal, when roots will form at each axil of the leaves, and 

 shoots appear from these ; the young plants can then be 

 severed and potted up separately. 



Plumbago capense, with its masses of bloom in delicate 

 azure blue, is also nearly hardy, and may be grown to per- 

 fection in a cool greenhouse, cutting it back rather severely 

 as soon as its flowers are over. The compost it prefers is a 

 mixture of good rich loam, with a little peat and leaf-mould, 

 adding a top-dressing of richer material in spring, when the 

 plant is in full growth. 



Roses do better trained like vines under the glass of a 

 cool greenhouse than with much fire heat, and no such place 

 should be without them. The new climbing rose of the 

 semper florens group, Field Marshal, may be relied upon to 

 bloom both early and very late with the slight protection of 

 glass. The old favourite, Marechal Niel, is a charming 

 companion for it, with the rich apricot flowers of William 

 Allen Richardson, the salmon-pink blossoms of climbing 

 Caroline Testout (one of the loveliest of roses), and the pure 

 white of Niphetos. The present time is the best in which 

 to plant climbing roses, taking care to place them in a 

 position from which they will quickly reach the glass, 

 and spreading out their roots horizontally in a bed of good 

 turfy loam, soot, and charcoal, without any fresh manure 

 in contact with the rootlets, as this is most injurious to 

 them. 



One of the best of greenhouse climbers is Jasminum 

 grandiflorum, which produces its large fragrant flowers 

 throughout the winter, i.e., from October till March. Few 

 blossoms can excel them in delicious perfume and elegance, 

 and this is a plant which should be in every conservatory 

 which has a minimum temperature of 45 in winter. 



This jasmine does well when planted in a border under 

 glass, giving it good loam, and a yearly mulch of rich 

 material laid over its roots in August ; it should be trained 

 under the glass in the full sunshine, and can be pruned back 

 rather hard in April, after flowering. The blooms are pro- 

 duced on the new growths, and unless the plant is cut back 



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