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resource from which to renew the contents of the 

 flower-stand and dtagbre, at all seasons. 



Rose Slips. 



To the above you can add a large collection 

 of roses of diminutive size, selected from the 

 series of Bengalese and Chinese roses ; the Lilli- 

 putian Bengals, which are reared in a pot of the 

 size of an egg-cup ; the Chinese dwarfs, of a 

 bright red, which live very well in a tumbler 

 of the ordinary size. The least fragment of a 

 branch of one of these, stuck in the cold portable 

 greenhouse, will take root and display its flowers 

 the first year. 



Slips of Pelargoniums and Chrysanthemums. 

 Do not forget to stick also a full supply of 

 the prettiest species of fancy pelargoniums and 

 chrysanthemums of India ; especially pompone * 

 chrysanthemums, charming little plants, very pro- 

 lific in flowers. They bloom all the winter, and 

 present, we may say, with the exception of pure 



* From the word pompon, the worsted ornament worn in soldiers' 

 caps, in lieu of feathers. 



