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be tied up to the centre, and carefully wrapped round with 

 cloth, to prevent their spines doing injury to other plants 

 placed near them during transit. 



PAULLIXIA. 



The best of this genus for exhibition is P. tlialidrifolia, the 

 habit of which is scandant, but by close pinching it can be 

 made to assume the bush form, when it very much resembles 

 a specimen of some of the exotic ferns. It forms the best 

 exhibition specimen, however, when it is trained on a balloon 

 or pyramidal trellis. It grows freely when potted in light 

 loamy soil and leaf -mould, kept in a moist warm atmosphere, 

 syringed daily while growing, and supplied with weak liquid 

 manure when the pot is filled with roots. 



I'AYETTA. 



There are few species of decorative foliage plants that equal 

 P. horhimic" in attractiveness, when its beautifully marked 

 leaves are exhibited in their best condition. It is closely allied 

 to Ixora, and succeeds well under similar treatment. The soil 

 best suited for its growth is fibry peat and loam, with a few 

 half-inch bones, and about one-fourth of silver sand. The 

 plant should be repeatedly pinched while young, to make it 

 branch out into a bushy specimen, which it does slowly. After 

 growth is complete, it should be well exposed to the sun, to 

 bring out the beauty of the markings on its leaves. 



PHILOPENDEOX. 



A large genus of tropical plants, of easy cultivation, and 

 among which are some noble-looking specimens for the pur- 

 poses of the exhibitor. Few foliage plants can compare with 

 P. Andreanum for stately effect, and P. Lindenii and several 

 others are nearly as striking and effective. Natives of the 

 warmer parts of America, they luxuriate in a high moist 

 atmosphere, with a rich open soil to grow in, and copious sup- 

 plies of water both at the roots and overhead. When the pots 

 are full of roots, liquid maniure may be freely given with the 



