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which they produce their flowers during the spring and early- 

 summer, and the ease with which they can be cultivated suc- 

 cessfully. They require a dry and cool position during the 

 winter, and should be placed out of doors in the summer. 

 They thrive well in peat and loam incorporated together in 

 equal proportions, and a liberal quantity of sand then added. 

 They can be pruned if necessary, but with proper management 

 no pruning will be required. Three kinds will suffice for a 

 small collection, and the best three are E. huxifoUus, pink ; 

 jE". cuspidatus, red ; and E. latifolium, white. 



EMEOxnEiUM. — A. splendid genus of nearly hardy shrubs 

 adapted for the cool conservatory. The soil they require is a 



EMEOTHBITJM COCCINETJM. 



