Notes and Gleanings. 



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HuMEA ELEGANS. — Of all the graceful growing plants recommended for the 

 embellishment of the flower garden during the summer months, none can sur- 

 pass in elegance of outline or are more thorouglily useful than the one under 

 notice. It is in every way suitable for the centre of flower beds, vases, rustic 

 baskets, and also for growing in pots or vases, for standing in prominent posi- 

 tions by the side of terrace and other walks. Also, when at its best, eminently 

 suitable for conservatory decoration, and a few large, well-grown specimens, in- 



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termixed with the flowering plants with which the conservatory is usually deco- 

 rated during the summer months, will produce a most unique effect. 



The seed should be sown some time between the second week in July and the 

 second week in August, in seed pans filled with a mixture of light loam, sand, 

 and leaf mould. Put the seed pans in a cold frame, or cover them with a piece 

 of glass, and put them on the side of a wall, or wherever they will be effectually 

 screened from the sun. A light sprinkling of water will be required occasionally, 

 to maintain the soil in a moderately moist condition ; but it must not be saturated 



