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not retain too much moisture in winter, and where the plants 

 can be well covered with dry leaves, is the most suitable one. 

 Another important point in cultivating Alstromeria is that it does 

 not like to be disturbed too often, and therefore wben once 

 established it ought to be left alone. 



sown will produce any number of young plants, and, in fact, 

 this is the most natural and most satisfactory way of increasing 

 the plants. My experience with the seeds is that they lie dor- 

 mant one year before they germinate. 



As usual, Acanthus latitolius is attracting much attention, as 



Fig. 36. — Rhamnus occidentalis. — See page 284. 

 1. A flowering branch, natural size. 2. A fruiting branch, natural size. 3. Vertical section of a llower, enlarged. 4. A fruit laid open trans' 



5. A nutlet, enlai gcd. 



The stems of this plant grow from three to four feet high, 

 but they require no staking, as they are stout enough to take 

 care of themselves. The umbels are made up of about a 

 dozen large flowers, which are orange-red and streaked with 

 red. An abundance of seeds are produced annually, which if 



it is now in perfect flower. The plants are unusually thrifty, 

 and there are three dozen well-developed flower-spikes now 

 and many more which have not quite appeared above the 

 foliage. This plant is not seen to the best advantage when 

 grown in the mixed border. Tiie best position is on the lawn 



