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Bouvardia (bouvar-dia, after Dr. Bouvard. Ord. Rubiaceae). 

 One of the prettiest of evergreen shrubs, and may be had in bloom 

 in winter. The plants are dwarf and bushy in habit, and may be 

 grown successfully in 5 -in. or 6-in. pots in a compost of loam 

 (3 parts), decayed manure or leaf mould (i part), and sand. They 



A BOUVARDIA CUT BACK AFTER FLOWER- 

 ING TO YIELD SHOOTS FOR CUTTINGS. 



i. Mature shoots. 2. Stem. 3. Bud. 

 4. Collar. 5. Roots. 6. Depth to pot. 



A CUT-BACK BOUVARDIA, 



which has produced a number of 



shoots suitable for cuttings. 



can be grown in a frame throughout the summer, or even stood out- 

 side, and brought into a warm house in winter. Propagation may be 

 effected by taking pieces of the root and covering them with half an 

 inch of soil; or young shoots may be struck under a bell-glass in 

 spring. With care in watering (see Watering) and a minimum 

 temperature of 50, the plants will give their pretty sprays of white 

 or pink, fragrant flowers in winter. After flowering they may be 

 partially dried off, then cut back hard, and syringed, when they 



Dividing old Box. 



A Shoot of Box and depth to plant. 



will give plenty of young shoots suitable for cuttings. Pinch young- 

 plants to make them bushy. Good varieties: Priory Beauty, pink; 

 Dazzler, scarlet; President Garfield, double pink; Alfred Neuner,, 

 double white. 



Box, Buxus (bux-us, from pyknos, dense, in allusion to the wood. 

 Ord. Euphorbiaceae). The species and varieties ol Box are hardy 



