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attention and excites the interest of those who see it for the 

 first time. Among the best species are B. glauca, B. longi- 

 foUa, and B. recurvata, and all are natives of Mexico. They 

 gi-ow well in rich sandy loam, leaf-mould, sand, and a 

 sprinkling of charcoal. They should be encouraged to grow 

 by placing them in a little heat during the spring months, 

 after which they should be placed in the greenhouse, and 

 supplied with weak liquid manure once a week, and an abun- 

 dance of clear soft water at all times. They are very slow 

 growers; but if these instructions are carried out, it will be 

 found that they make good exhibition specimens in a com- 

 paratively short time. 



CLEYERA.. 



The beautiful-leaved C. japonica variegata makes a very 

 handsome plant, and forms a fine exhibition specimen when 

 in first-rate condition, and foui- to five feet high. It thrives 

 well in Hght sandy loam and peat, and it should receive an 

 Occasional dose of liquid manure when the pot is full of roots. 

 A cool house suits it best. 



COB.EA. 



The free-growing and attractive greenhouse climber C. 

 scaiidens variegata is the best plant of this genus for making 

 a suitable specimen for exhibition, and when in its best con- 

 dition and neatly trained on a pyramidal trellis, it has a very 

 fine efiiect. A mixture of sandy loam and peat in equal parts, 

 with a free sprinkling of sand and leaf-mould, grows it well. 

 The colour of the foliage assumes its finest tints when the 

 plant is a little pot-bound ; and when in that state it requires 

 the aid of liquid manure to grow its leaves to their largest 

 dimension and finest colour. It comes true from seed, but the 

 best way to secure fine variegation is to strike cuttings taken 

 off a weU-coloured plant. 



COPKOSIVU. 



Of this neat-habited genus of pretty-leaved plants, C. Bauer- 

 iana variegata is the only suitable species for cultivating as 

 a foliage plant for exhibition. It is of a shrubby habit of 



