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will not be likely to fall a prey to the fungus which kills 

 so many yellow Calceolarias every year. The soil should 

 be deep and fertile, to encourage healthy growth. 



Well-grown " Calcies " are worth dropping into 

 borders in clumps of six or so, and they also make a 

 cheerful border, but I must guard against saying any- 

 thing that might arouse painful memories in the minds 

 of my middle-aged and elderly readers. 



Suburbanists will find the yellow Slipperwort a useful 

 plant, alike for their gardens and window-boxes, if they 

 will avoid the error of planting it late in poor, shallow, 

 sun-scorched soil ; and remember that it shares with 

 most other plants the weakness of enjoying a few 

 gallons of water (with an occasional dose of liquid 

 manure) in dry weather. 



