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Comtesse Mory, blush turning to rose. 

 Fillonii, yellow, changing to purple. 

 Fulgens mutdbilis, scarlet and yellow. 

 Garibaldi, lilac. 



Imperatrice Eugenie, blush and white 

 Snowball, purest of white. 

 Surpasse, lilac, with yellow. 

 Zanthena, scarlet buff and lemon-color. 



The Hoya, or Wax Plant. 



This plant will thrive splendidly in a close, hot room. It does not require 

 much moisture, but loves heat. It is a fine plant to droop over pictures or train 

 about windows. The pot can be placed on a high shelf near a window, and the 

 branches trained so that they will have the warm air at the top of the room. 



The Hoya requires a soil of peat, loam and a little sand, and if liquid manure 

 is given every fortnight it will not need repotting oftener than four or five years, 

 as it does not root vigorously. 



The flower stalks bloom anew year after year, so they should not be cut off 

 when the petals drop. 



The best way of propagating this plant is by layers, though cuttings can some- 

 times be started with much bottom heat. 



The leaves are of a deep, waxy green, and the flowers are cream -colored, with 

 dark chocolate stamens, and possess a peculiar fragrance, often likened to the 

 odor of fresh baked bread. They bloom in full clusters, and secrete a honey 

 like juice. 



The Hoya is not commonly cultivated, yet it merits attention. 



