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allowed to grow together, and then kept pinclied back continu- 

 ously, as is often done, very few flowers may be expected. In the 

 winter they should be pruned back to a couple of eyes, and 



PASSIFLOEA CINCINNATA. 



when they break, if both shoots are not wanted, rub one oft'. 

 A little management of this description will save a world of 

 trouble when they are in full growth. 



Pleeomas. — The best place for pleromas is an interme- 

 diate house. The soil should be composed of equal parts of 

 good peat, silky loam, and leaf-mould, and a half part each 

 small potsherds and sharp sand. In the earlier stages of 

 growth a larger proportion of sand should be used. During 



