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FUCHSIA MICROPHYLLA. 



The leaves of this plant are pigmy : it flowers 

 abundantly throughout the vear, and seeds very 

 freely. 



CALCEOLARIA, OR SLIPPERWORT, 



So called from a fancied resemblance to a slipper. 

 Of this many ornamental varieties have been intro- 

 duced from South America. The flowers vary from 

 yellow to purple, and blossom during the entire 

 summer. Many of them are sufficiently hardy to 

 bear exposure in this climate. 



AZALEA. 



This is a beautiful exotic from China, flowering 

 in the green-house early in spring, but continuing 

 in bloom during the present month. Some species 

 are white, others purple, blue, scarlet, and yellow. 

 The white variety seems hardy enough for the 

 open air. 



STREPTOCARPUS, 



A green-house plant from Southern Africa, bear- 

 ing delicate sky-blue and purple striped flowers in 

 succession throughout the summer. 



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