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at Easter time, when liberal use is made of it in the 

 decoration of churches for the special services of 

 the season. Its flowers are pea shaped, and borne in 

 short spikes all over the many branches. In color 

 they are a rich, glowing yellow, and the popular 

 name of "the flower of the cloth of gold" is a most 

 appropriate one. They have a very pleasing fragrance. 

 The foliage is fine and plentiful, and makes the plant 

 well worth growing if it had no flowers. To succeed 

 with it, care must be taken to see that it never gets 

 dry at the roots. If this occurs, its leaves will drop. 

 Especial care must be taken to prevent the soil from 

 drying out as flowering time approaches. Then give 

 liberal applications of fertilizer to encourage the free 

 development of bulbs. Shower frequently throughout 

 the season. Give a soil of loam and shift when the 

 old pots become full of roots. A well-grown specimen 

 is seen in Fig i6. 



