103 FLOWER-GARDENING. 



which will survive the winters of our Southern States. When 

 cultivated in a green-house as half-hardy shrubs, they yield 

 their red, white, and pink flowers throughout a long season. 



tfuonymus. This plant is called by some the variegated 

 Camellia ; the flowers are not very sho\vy, but the silvery and 

 golden-edged foliage of the different varieties renders them very 

 attractive. They are natives of China. 



Euphorbia. There are several species of this plant adapted 

 to the green-house, some of which are beautiful, especially the 

 E. splendens, and Poinsett's scarlet, or Euphorbia Poinsetti. 

 They flower freely from December to May, if kept in a warm 

 part of the house. 



Eupatorium elegans. A dwarf plant, producing white sweet- 

 scented flowers early in the spring ; to promote bushiness, the 

 plant, after blossoming, should be closely pruned. 



Eutaxia myrtifolia. A beautiful little evergreen shrub; 

 foliage small, but very neat, furnishing numerous red and 

 yellow-colored blossoms from March to May, under good 

 culture. 



Ficus elastica, India-rubber Tree, and Ficus australis, are 

 both evergreen plants, and grow luxuriantly in a green-house ; 

 the foliage, which is large and glossy, is pink on the under 

 side. 



Ficus, Fig Tree. A plant easily cultivated, of which there 

 are many species and varieties, which, kept in pots or tubs, in 

 a temperature adapted to the Orange tree, will fruit freely, and 

 ripen two crops a year. 



Fuchsia, Lady's Ear-drop. Of this beautiful shrub there are 

 several varieties, producing clusters of small scarlet flowers, the 

 stamens of which are encircled with a petal of purple ; in bloom 

 from April to September. 



Gardenia, Cape Jasmine. A very popular evergreen plant, 

 producing white fragrant rose-like flowers from May to August. 

 There are several species and varieties, some of which are more 

 dwarfish than others, but all are desirable. 



Gelsemium nitidum, Carolina Jasmine. A beautiful climbing 



