THE CLEMATIS. 



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pot in a tan-bed, over a warm tank, or in a hotbed 

 frame with a mild heat. 



The Dolichos [Fabacece). 



A curious class of bean-shaped flowered plants, not 

 much grown. They are propagated by seed sown in 

 pots, set in heat, and by cuttings in sandy peat, placed 

 on heat. 



The Dipladenia {Apocynacece). 



This is generally classed among our stove climbers, 

 but I have grown Crassinoda in a warm greenhouse 

 well. It is a beautiful dwarf climber, and there are 

 some improved varieties of this genus now ; D. Wil- 

 liamsii is one of them. 



They are all splendid plants for training on globe 

 trellises, but they require a thoroughly good drainage, 

 and should be grown in rough peat with some good 

 maiden loam, and be very sparingly watered during 

 the dull winter months. Their propagation is by 

 cuttings of the short side-shoots during the summer 

 months. Insert them in pots filled with pure sandy 

 fine peat, and plunged in a sweet mild heat under a 

 lar"'0 bell-glass. 



The Clematis {Ranunculacece). 



Sieboldii is one of the finest greenhouse varieties wc 

 have ; it is a very nice grower, and a free flowerer. It 

 will flower in the most beautiful order all along the 

 new growth at every leaflet. The flowers are white, 

 with a clear purple centre. The propagation of the 

 Clematis is referred to at page 73. 



