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HU'MEA continued. 



glass and gradually harden off in a cooler atmosphere. 

 Pot singly in small pots, mixing some leaf-mould 

 with the soil, and keep growing in a cold frame and 

 shaded. By end of August they should be strong 

 enough to stand out and soon after repotted into 

 larger pots. Plunge these into ashes, where they 

 should remain well watered till the winter, when 

 they must be kept in a cool house. During winter 

 they must be repotted again in 12-in. pots, and 

 will soon make fine plants to bed out in June with 

 some rotten manure under and round them. They 

 will probably require staking. 



HU'MULUS Hop (from L. humus, the ground ; because, 

 unless supported it spreads over the ground). Nat. 

 Ord. Urticacece. 



H. japon'icus. This, the Japanese Hop, must not 

 be confused with the common hop which is 

 a perennial plant, and will not be treated of 

 here. But the Japanese Hop is a vigorous 

 twining annual growing 10 or 18 ft. in a 

 season, and most useful for covering verandah 

 posts, trellis work, pergolas, and such like 

 things with its light green foliage. It is 

 easily grown and frequently sows itself after 

 it is once planted. 



H. japon'icus variega'tus is a variegated form of the 

 above, the foliage being marked with creamy 

 white. 



