OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS. 99 



I have them growing in various positions and soils, and I think 

 they most enjoy a vegetable mould, with full exposure to the 

 sun, but they should not lack moisture ; they seem to increase 



Fia. 38. ERYTHRONITJM DENS-CANIS. 

 (Large white variety. One-half natural size.) 



more i*apidly in peat than in any other compost. They should 

 not be disturbed more than necessary, and when they are, 

 autumn is the best time to transplant. 

 Flowering period, March and April. 



Euonymus Japonicus Radicans Variegata. 



VARIEGATED ROOTING SPINDLE TREE ; 



Nat. Ord. CELASTRACEJE. 



IT is probable that the genus Euonymus is more generally known 

 than that of Celastrus, from which the order takes its name ; 



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