234 GREEN-HOUSE REPOTTING. [March. 



duced from China and Japan. Such as E. japoniva,* 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. 

 11.) 



Eupatorium. There is only one species deserving of culti- 

 vation in the green-house j 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. eleydns. 

 (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. pungens, 

 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 long : 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-leave 1 camellia, 

 iid is perfectly hr^ iy with us. Does well in the shade. 



