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varieties, and as many of the new Pompono sorts, will 

 make up a good assortment. The colors of the last are more 

 brilliant than those of the others. On some of them the 

 flowers are not much larger than fine double Daisies, but 

 are produced in great profusion. After flowering, cut off 

 the tops of the plants, and stow them away in a dry cel- 

 lar, where they may remain till spring. For the most 

 successful mode of cultivation, see page 



There is a great variety of plants that succeed well in 

 the house, besides those already named. The Cactus Fam- 

 ily embraces a great many varieties, which succeed well 

 in very warm, dry rooms. The Daphne odora requires 

 but little care, and is one of the most highly odoriferous 

 plants in cultivation. The Diosma, Heliotrope, Sweet- 

 scented Verbena, Double sweet-scented Violets, Jasmines, 

 Perpetual Pinks, Gardenia, or Cape Jasmine, Sweet- 

 scented Geraniums, Mahernia odorata. Lemon, Orange, 

 and many other plants, are highly prized for their delight- 

 ful odor. 



Azalea Indica in its varieties, Acacias of many beauti- 

 ful sorts. Begonias, Fuchsia, Myrtles, Oleanders, Primu- 

 las, Daisies, Geraniums (scarlet, rose, and variegated 

 leaved). Pelargoniums, Verbenas, Oxalis, Stevias, and 

 many plants, succeed very well in the parlor. I wish it 

 could be said that the Ericas, or Heaths, so beautiful, 

 would succeed equally as well ; — they want a moist at- 

 mosphere, and neither very warm nor very cool. 



The double Stocks and Wall-flowers are also suitable for 

 the parlor, and are very simple in their cultivation. These 

 are raised from seed, which, if of a good quality, will pro- 

 duce plants half of which or more will have double flowers. 

 As they are difiicult to transplant when large, without 

 severly checking their growth, it is best to pot them in 

 the smallest sized pots, as soon as they show six or eight 

 leaves, and, as they advance in growth, shift them into 



