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beautiful varieties at low prices, and when a small stock is 

 once obtained by a little skill in keeping them through the 

 winter it may be increased very rapidly. 

 Castor Bean (Ricinus communis), Fig. 168. This plant 



FIG. 1 68. Castor-bean (Ricinus communis). 



is especially ornamental on account of its broad lobed 

 leaves, large showy panicle of flowers, and fruit-pods. The 

 seed should be started in pots under glass or in hotbeds, in 

 April, and be grown to a foot or more in height before plant- 

 ing out to obtain results early in the season. They should 



