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Dieffenbachia (and its varieties). 

 Fittonia argyroneura. 

 F. gigantea. 

 F. Verschaffeltii. 

 Ixoras. 



- Lomaria Gibba. 



Medinella magnified (stand the pot in water), 

 Nepenthes (pitcher plants). 

 Panax Victories. 

 Phyllanthus nivosus. 



Sanchezia nobilis (plant out in rockwork). 

 Sarracenias. 



Many tropical ferns and cycads also grow well, 

 but all tree-ferns are a failure. 



CLIMBERS. 



Some climbers, such as Cissus discolor. Pipers, 

 and climbing Selaginellas can be made very 

 ornamental by being trained round a large piece of 

 virgin cork, placed in a suitable-sized pot to repre- 

 sent a tree stump, and the plant tied round. The 

 following is a list of a few climbers suitable for 

 cultivating in a greenhouse in this country : 



Allamanda, and its Combretum racemosus 



varieties Piper nigrum 



Asparagus plumosus P. ornatum 



A. nana Myrsiphyllum asparagoides 



A. tennissimus Pothos macrophyllia 



Akebia quinata P. aurea 



Bomareas Smilax 



Cissus argyrea Scubertia grandiflora 



Clerodendrons Stigmaphyllum citiatum 

 Combretum purpurens 



ORCHIDS. 



The following are a few varieties that can be grown 

 with success in Egypt, but others may, of course, be 

 added. With the exception of the Cypripediums and 



