234 green-house repotting. [March. 



duced from China and Japan. Such as E. japonica,* with 

 its burnished green foliage, and its variety with silver-edged 

 foliage E. fimbriata, large dark-green foliage. They all 

 produce scarlet berries in winter, and are highly ornamental 

 in the South for hedges, lawns, or edgings. They are green- 

 house plants in the Eastern and Northern States. (Soil No. 



1L ) 



Eupatorium. There is only one species deserving of culti- 

 vation in the green-house; flowers syngenesious, white, and 

 in large flattened panicles ; very sweet-scented. The plant, 

 when growing freely, in the beginning of summer, should be 

 topped, which would make it more bushy ; if not, it is apt to 

 grow straggling. Known in our collections as E. elegdns. 

 (Soil No. 3.) 



Eutdxias, two species. E. myrtifblia is a most beautiful 

 free-flowering evergreen shrub ; foliage small, but very neat ; 

 flowers leguminose, small and very many ; colour yellow and 

 red; grows freely. The young plants should be frequently 

 topped, or they will grow naked and unsightly. E. piuujens,- 

 similar to the other except in foliage. They flower from 

 March to June, and ought to have a place in every green- 

 house. Culture very easy. (Soil No. 6.) 



Ficus, a few species, are good plants for this department, 

 especially F. eldstica ; leaves smooth, shining green, fre- 

 quently six inches wide and twelve loug : this is the plant 

 that produces the gum elastic or Indian rubber. F. aus- 

 trdlis is also an excellent evergreen, with elliptic dull-green 

 foliage ; very rusty underneath ; they grow almost too freely. 

 (Soil No. 11.) 



Fuchsia, or Ladies' Ear-drop. There is an endless variety 

 of this lovely genus of deciduous small shrubs now cultivated, 

 and are indispensable decorations during the summer and au- 

 tumnal months for our green-houses, conservatories, piazzas, 

 and verandahs. If we had only a cellar, a window, or a 

 piazza, we would have a Fuchsia. Amongst the many scar- 

 lets we name Alpha, Caroline, Don Giovanna, Expansion, 

 Gem, Orion, and Voltigeur. These are very superb varieties ; 

 some of the flowers are two and a half inches long and two 

 inches in diameter. The following are light-coloured varieties, 



* This plant is in some collections as a variegated-leavei camellia, 

 and is perfectly hsu iy with us. Does well iu the shade. 



