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alcohol and a small camcl's-bair brush you can soon clean them 

 out. A little occasional labor devoted to looking after these pests 

 pays well. 



Some perhaps will ask, AVhat about Slephanotis forihunda? I 

 well remember in the greenhouses of the late Mrs. Ward, at Can- 

 ton, when under the care of Joseph Clark, that he had two balloon 

 trellises on the upright posts that support the roof of the green- 

 house, and if I remember rightly there were plants of Stephanotis 

 set in places under the stage prepared for their reception ; they 

 were carried straight until tliey reached the frames, and were 

 then trained around and arouud until each frame was covered. 

 These were indeed beautiful specimens, as some present may 

 remember, and by careful management in the resting and growing 

 seasons were so developed that I think nothing of the kind could 

 equal them. The Stephanotis, if allowed, will cover a large space 

 and produce a great abundance of flowers. But I hear some one 

 saying, " I don't want the dirty things." Well, I know they will 

 get dirty ; so will you if you don't clean up prett}' often ; but they 

 are not so hard to care for as you think. When the plants are not 

 in Hower, if dirty, take the syringe or hose and bring a stream to 

 bear upon the plant with force enough to dislodge the insects, this 

 is easy, tr}' it ; with the use of the sponge too many buds are dis- 

 lodged and you lose a good deal of bloom. 



What shall we do with the Bougainvillaeas ? If I had a greenhouse 

 with a back wall to it like Col. Wilder's I should certainly have 

 one. I do not recollect whether his was glabra or sjyectabilis, but 

 I think glabra. Perhaps a brisk temperature may be best to grow 

 it in, and that followed by a season of rest ; and if I rightl}' 

 understand about the ripened shoots these are pruned to short 

 spurs in the early part of the year, and from these spurs the beau- 

 tiful bracts are produced. I have seen the plant relerred to when 

 it formed a mass of the loveliest coloring — easier to be appre- 

 ciated when seen than lo describe ; for I iiardly see how the best 

 description possible could do it justice. 



We will take a glance at the Allamandas. A. catliartica is one 

 of the oldest species, and the best adapted of any for a pillar or 

 for training up the rafters. The flowers are bright yellow, and are 

 produced very abundantly for months. There are several other 

 species, but none as well suited for climbing as this. 



I need only to call your attention to the Hoses ; their value is 



