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leaves are not broken by the wind. Many beautiful 

 red and variegated varieties are also grown in the 

 plant-houses, and succeed in a compost of leaf soil 

 and sand ; weak manure-water should occassionally 

 be given during the summer if the plants have plenty 

 of roots. All varieties can be propagated from cut- 

 tings, or from the thick base of the root-stock, which 

 will sometimes grow out of the bottom of the pot. 

 This may be cut off and planted. 



The following varieties are suitable for cultivation 

 in glasshouses : 



D. Bausei, Cardeii^ Eburnea, Gigantea^ Imperialis^ 

 Nobilis, Norwoodensis, Prince Manouk Bey, Splendida y 

 Superba, Youngii^ Madam Salvage, Gladstonii. 



Hibiscus mutabilis The Changeable Rose. A 

 tall, bushy, deciduous shrub, with hairy palmate 

 leaves, and blooming in the autumn with large rose- 

 like flowers, which are white in the morning, pink at 

 noon, and of a deep rosey tint at evening. It will 

 grow on very poor soil, and is easily propagated by 

 cuttings, when the tops are pruned back in February. 



H. schizopetala. A variety with small leaves and 

 hanging flowers, with fringed petals. Lately intro- 

 duced into the Ramleh Gardens. 



H. rosa-sinensis. A handsome garden shrub. 

 For description, see page 14. 



H. syriacus The Syrian Hibiscus. There are 

 seven varieties of this species, but the albus plenus, 

 or double white, is the one commonly met with. Its 

 stems are clothed in July and August with white 

 sessile flowers, known by the Arabs as " Gotten." 

 The plants are sometimes used for hedges. 



Many double varieties, ranging in colour from a 

 dark red, to a beautiful orange, are also grown from 

 cuttings, and make handsome flowering shrubs, which 

 require pruning annually to keep them bushy. 



Pittosporum undulatum. A well-known shrub, 

 common in the gardens, and without doubt the best 



