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early summer. It clings to walls as Ivy does, and is there- 

 fore a useful outdoor plant for mild districts. Cuttings 

 should be taken in July, and inserted in light soil under a 

 hand-light on a warm border. 



FICUS 



The species that will grow on walls have the merit that, 

 once started, they quickly cover a considerable space, and 

 always present a fresh green appearance. F. stipulata 

 (repens), a native of China and Japan, half-hardy, thriving 

 outdoors in summer, is a greenhouse, Ivy-like plant, while 

 F f radicans and F.falcata, of similar habit, should be grown 

 in the stove. They like sandy loam, and are readily pro- 

 pagated by cuttings. 



FUCHSIA 



Some of the species attain the dimensions of small 

 trees ; thus plants of the beautiful and free-flowering F. 

 corallina may be seen 20 feet in height against buildings 

 in the west of England. Fuchsias for training on green- 

 house rafters or pillars should be planted in good loamy 

 soil, and they require to be kept dry at the roots in winter. 

 A large exhibit of vigorous horizontally-trained fuchsias 

 was a feature of the International Horticultural Exhibition 

 at Chelsea. Clipper, General Greenfell, Mrs. Marshall, 

 Mrs. Rundle, Olympia, and The Shah are the best garden 

 varieties for growing as climbers. 



GLORIOSA 



The Gloriosas are tropical, tuberous-rooted plants, with 

 lily-like flowers, in racemes on the ends of the annual 



