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but care mitst be taken not to give it too often or too rich, lest 

 the foliage begin to lose colour. Notching and mossing the 

 stem, as described for Aralias, is the best method for obtain- 

 ing well-furnished small plants. 



CYANOPHYLLUM. 



When grown to perfection, G. magnificwn forms one of 

 the grandest specimens for exhibition among all foliage plants. 

 It thrives best in a high moist temperature, in a compost of 

 turfy loam and peat, freely sprinkled with nodules of charcoal, 

 sandstone, and half -inch bones. It must have perfect drainage, 

 as it delights in abundance of water while growing, but it must 

 not be allowed to stagnate about the roots. When the plant 

 is growing freely, and the pot is well filled with roots, copious 

 supplies of clear liquid manure should be given twice a week, 

 which will grow the leaves to their largest dimensions. On 

 strong well-grown plants they should reach a length of about 

 4 feet, and 2 feet wide. Special attention must be paid to 

 this, and all other large-leaved fine foliage plants, to see that 

 insects do not effect a lodgment on the under side of the leaves, 

 where they quickly multiply and do much harm. Frequent 

 application of the syringe, and the careful use of weak soap- 

 suds in syringing, help much to keep the foliage free from 

 insects, clean, and healthy. The Cyanophyllum should always 

 be grown to a single stem, as the large and finely-marked 

 leaves are displayed with the best effect on such plants. It 

 strikes freely from cuttings of side-shoots taken off with a heel, 

 inserted in sandy peat, and placed in a strong bottom-heat 

 under a bell-glass. Young plants, when well managed, produce 

 the finest leaves, and in a season will make splendid specimens 

 for exhibition. 



DICHOEIZANDEA. 



A pretty genus of stove plants, the flowers of which are 

 often as attractive as the handsome and beautifully marked 

 foliage. Among the best for exhibition as foliage plants are 

 D. metallica jpida, D. mosaica, and D. viUata. They thrive 



