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remotely related to the Violet family, however. This 

 is a plant the amateur will do well to add to her 

 collection. It requires only the most ordinary attention 

 — the same soil you would give a Geranium, and 

 about the same amount of water, and a not too sunny 

 place. 



rhe Pyrcthruin 



Every old garden used to have its clump of 

 Feverfew. Nowadays we know it as Pyrethrum, and 

 grow it as a house plant. It is really a most desirable 

 plant for the windows, because it blooms freely in 

 winter, and gives a steady supply of flowers through 

 half the year. The best variety is Little Gem. It is a 

 somewhat dwarf grower, but its flowers are quite as 

 large as those of the stronger-growing variety, and 

 are produced quite as freely. They are of a clear white, 

 very double, and about as large as a quarter of a 

 dollar. They closely resemble some of the white 

 Anemone-flowered Chrysanthemums. They are very 

 fine for use in small bouquets. The foliage is finely 

 cut, like that of some kinds of fern, and has a strong, 

 spicy odor when handled. The red spider likes to work 

 among its leaves, and will soon spoil a plant if allowed 

 to go on unchecked. Syringe it daily to keep him in 

 check. This is one of the plants which will stand 

 quite a little frost without injury. On this account 

 it is especially adapted to cool rooms. In a very warm 

 room its buds often blast. It grows well in ordinary 

 soil. Cutting off its flowers induces the formation 

 of new branches, and these new branches always bear 

 the flowers. Therefore, do not hesitate to cut from 

 it freely, for cutting benefits it. 



Iiiipaticns Sultani {Zanzibar Balsam') 



This is a comparatively new flower among us. It 

 is not as desirable as many others, perhaps, and yet 



