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inches across, are bright yellow, somewhat Effective drainage is most essential, as the 



suggestive of those of St. John's Wort, and Lapageria needs to be freely watered during 



-appear during the first three months of the the growing season. Another point to bear 



year. It is readily raised from cuttings at in mind is that the Lapageria is a member 



almost any season. Pruning takes the form 

 of cutting out a few of 

 the oldest shoots in 

 spring. 



Jasminum. The fra- 

 grance possessed by the 

 flowers of the Jasmine 

 family renders them great 

 favourites. Particularly 

 desirable kinds are Jas- 

 minum gracile de Poiteau, 

 white ; J. grandiflorum, 

 white, reddish outside ; 

 and J. odoratissimum, yel- 

 low. Of these, grandi- 

 florum flowers in the 

 autumn, the two others 

 chiefly during summer. 

 Pruning should be done 

 directly the flowers are 

 over. 



Kennedya. A pretty 

 class of climbing plants, 

 with pea - shaped blos- 

 soms. In K. comptoniana, 

 which is one of the best, 

 the small purple flowers 

 are borne in dense 

 racemes in spring. K. 

 Marryattae has light scar- 

 let blossoms, at their best 

 in late summer and 

 autumn. Seeds of these 

 can be sometimes ob- 

 tained, and in this way 

 young plants are readily 

 raised. Any necessary 

 pruning should be done 

 directly the flowers are 



of the great Lily family, and though a vigor- 



Stem of Lapageria layered in a box of soil. 



Lapageria. The 



Lapagerias, both red and white, rosea 

 and alba, are, when in good condition, 

 universally admired, but to have them 

 at their best they need different treat- 

 ment from most greenhouse climbers. In 

 the first place, the rooting medium should 

 consist mainly of peat, with an admixture 

 of loam, charcoal, broken bricks, and sand. 



ous climber, it, like a Lity, will not start into 

 growth again if .the point of the shoot is 

 broken. This caution is particularly neces- 

 sary just as the young shoots are pushing 

 through the soil, for, being of a succulent 

 nature, they are much appreciated by slugs, 

 which soon do great damage. Some growers 

 protect the young shoot by wadding until 



