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pretty and common, producing long, hanging runners, with 

 new plants growing out every few inches. The flower is 

 white, produced on a tall spike, from the centre of the old 

 plant. It is not showy, and the bud, when young, should be 



cut off, as the plant dies after blooming. Give plenty of 



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 water. 



CONVOLVULUS MAURITANICUS. A beautiful, new Morn- 

 ing Glory, with pink and blue flowers, with a white star in 

 the centre. 



PELARGONIUM LATERIPES (Ivy-leaved Geranium). Makes 

 an excellent plant for a basket, and will do well with little 

 care ; the variegated-leaved variety is very fine. 



DISAXDRA PROSTRATA. A pretty, free-growing plant, 

 with long, slender stems, clothed with roundish leaves, and 

 bearing small, yellow flowers, of no particular beauty; 

 cultivated more for its freedom of growth, than for its 

 flowers. Grows in any light, loamy soil. 



One of the most serviceable trailers is the plant com- 

 monly known as German Ivy (Senecio Scandens) ; it is 

 of most rapid growth, with light green leaves, studded 

 with pellucid dots, and never troubled by insects. As 

 a screen for a window, or covering for a wall, it is 

 most valuable. It is easily propagated, every joint root- 



