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abundance that a shilling is reckoned a good price for 

 one now. In the United States of America the hedges 

 are frequently composed of Gardenias. 



The Andromeda. 



The Andromedas, like the Heaths, produce their 

 flowers upon the matured wood of the preceding year, 

 or the matured young growth of the current year ; 

 therefore the cutting back must be done immediately 

 after the flowering is over, and the plants must then 

 be encouraged to make new growth for the ensuing 

 season. 



The Andromeda is a beautiful class of free flowering 

 shrubs. Some are dwarf, free flowering and hardy, 

 such as A. Floribunda. Some are handsome green- 

 house shrubs, as A. Pldllyrecefolia — a beautiful variety 

 producing pure white flowers on a very dark green 

 foliage which gives it quite a charming appearance. 

 It should be in the possession of every lover of what 

 is good in floriculture ; and there is no plant better 

 suited for cutting. 



The Ixora. 



The Ixoras are a wonderful class of flowering 

 shrubs, producing amazing heads of flowers. They 

 embrace man}' shades of colour, some being of a pure 

 white, others deep red, whilst others are of an inter- 

 mediate shade. They are all stove shrubs with an 

 evergreen foliage. They produce their flowers upon 

 the current season's growth, forming a terminal head 

 of flower, therefore all cutting in and pruning must be 

 done as soon as the flowering is over, otherwise the 

 flower-buds will be cut off if this is deferred till long 

 after the new growth is made. 



The Leschenaultia. 



These are a beautiful class of New Holland plants, 

 of free flower and dwarf habit, and are of remarkably 



