STOVE FLOWEEIXG PLANTS. 5 



AXTHriitUM. 



Perhaps A. Anclreamim and the well-known species .4. 

 Scherzerianum are the two most popular of this genus with 

 exhibitors, and have a bold and striking appearance in a group 

 of flowering plants. They are of easy culture, and owing to 

 the firm texture of the leaves and flowers make splendid exhi- 

 bition plants. They luxuriate in a high temperatin-e with 

 plenty of moisture in the atmosphere. During active growth 

 they must have copious supplies of water at the roots, while a 

 little fish-manure dissolved in water and applied once a week 

 during summer will be found a healthy stimulant. 



The proper time to re-pot them is early in spring, or when 

 growth has commenced. The pots should be one-third full of 

 crocks, and the compost used should consist of very fibry peat, 

 charcoal, and spagnum ; keep the plants well above the rim of 

 the pots to ensure perfect drainage and a free circulation of air 

 about the roots. 



BOUGAINVILLEA. 



This is a beautiful genus of stove flowering plants of climb- 

 ing habit, blooming in summer on the points of the current 

 year's growth. They must be trained near the glass, and have 

 plenty of light to mature their growth. When they show 

 flower, they should be brought down to the trellis, and treated 

 exactly the same as Allamandas. They require to be grown 

 vigorously in summer, and after flowering they should be 

 gradually ripened by being kept moderately dry at the roots, 

 and rested dui-ing winter, or till they require to be stai-ted to 

 bring them into flower. A little before starting, the shoots 

 should be pruned back to within a few buds of the wood of 

 the previous year. When they break into growth, the plants 

 may be re-potted if necessary, using good turfy loam, leaf- 

 mould, and sharp sand, with comparatively small pots, and 

 potting them very firm. A short time after re-potting the 

 soil should be thoroughly soaked with tepid water, and the 

 plants syringed daily to encourage a vigorous growth. The 

 best for exhibition is the free-flowering B. glabra, but B. 

 ^IKciosa is also worthy of a place in a collection. 



