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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Epiphyllum continued. 



large and showy ; tube of corolla furnished with remote 

 unarmed scales, rising from the crenatures of the branches, 

 among small spines; limb of corolla deeply multifid. 

 Branches much compressed, two-edged, thin, but fleshy, 



Epiphyllnm continued. 



habit, they show best when grafted on a small tree-like 

 stock. Although the species are few, the varieties are 

 somewhat numerous, and are nearly all richly coloured 

 and attractive. 



FIG. 716. EFIFREMMJM MFRABILE (see page 517> 



lobately crenated, green, smooth. Epiphyllums are among 

 the most highly coloured and beautiful of winter-flowering 

 plants. They are not very fast-growing, and are, in con- 

 sequence, most useful for decorating either large or small 

 plant houses. Being of a dense trailing or dependent 



PEOPAOATION. This may be effected by short cuttings, 

 taken from the branches, inserted singly in small pots, and 

 placed in heat. The branches being unable to support 

 themselves in an upright position when growing, this 

 plan of cultivation is not much practised, except for use in 



