10 STOVE FLOWEEING PLANTS. 



IXOEA. 



Altliough these are considered rather difficvilt subjects to 

 cultivate, they stand in the front rank of flowering plants for 

 exhibition, for which purpose most of the species and varieties 

 are well suited, especially I. coccinea superia, I. Oolei, I. Diiffii, 

 and I. javanica florahmula. They luxuriate in a high tem- 

 perature, strong bottom-heat, moist atmosphere, and all the 

 light possible, merely shading them from the strong sun at 

 mid-day. While growing, they should be carefully attended 

 to with water at the roots. When done flowering, they should 

 receive any pruning they require, and be rested, in a com- 

 paratively dry state, in an intermediate house. They succeed 

 best in fibry peat, a little leaf-mould, and plenty of silver 

 sand, all well mixed, and potted moderately firm. After they 

 have reached specimen size, they will thrive well for years 

 without re-potting ; but they should be carefully supplied with 

 weak liquid manure during the season of active growth. 



JA8MIXUJI. 



There are many species of this excellent genus of trailing 

 sweet-scented plants. Of the stove kinds, /. gracilUmum and 

 J. Sambac fore pleno are the best. The former is a profuse 

 bloomer, and the shoots being very flexible, it can be grown 

 as a specimen in any form to suit the taste of the cultivator. 

 The balloon or the pyramid shape is best adapted for an exhi- 

 Ijition specimen. They thrive well in a mixture of, sandy 

 loam and peat, with the addition of some old rotted manure. 

 When the plants attain a large size, their luxuriance is very 

 much promoted by applications of weak liquid manure during 

 the growing period. 



MEDINILLA. 



Among the finest and most handsome of all stove plants is 

 a well-grown and profusely-flowered specimen of 31. magnifim, 

 a native of the Philippine Islands. It delights to make its 

 growth in a high temperature and a moist atmosphere, shaded 



