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this process the roots must be preserved from injury, and as 

 much earth kept about them as possible. AVhen potted, stake 

 them out neatly ; shade for a week, and after that keep them 

 in the sunniest part of the greenhouse. If you follow tins 

 prescription, their appearance in November will be that of 

 neat shrubs, two feet high and eighteen inches through, com- 

 pletely smothered with bright scarlet berries, full double the 

 size of holly-berries. 



TKOPiEOLUM. — The showy plants of this family are better 

 known as bedding than as pot plants and it is much to be 

 regretted that they have declined in popularity as subjects 

 adapted for the production of an abundance of gay flowers in 

 the depths of winter. They are easy plants to manage whether 

 in winter or summer, but being very soft in texture will not 

 endure the slightest touch of frost. They all flower fairly in a 

 temperature of 50°. 



The most valuable plant of this genus is the old and famous 

 T. tricolorum, a tuberous rooted species, admirably adapted for 

 exhibition and one of the most perfect of ladies' plants, because 



to train it nicely is an agreeable task for delicate fingers. To 

 make a fine specimen the tubers should be taken out of the 

 old soil some time during July and be re-potted. The roots are 



