104 STOVE PLANTS. 



SO that a constant succession of this ever-pleasing flower 

 may be had, either for the decoration of the stove or the 

 dwelling-house. 



E. Candida. — Though not equal to E. grandiflnra, is well 

 worth growing, it differs mainly in its smaller size ; and on 

 this account is much prized for making up small bouquets, 

 as it can be used when the larger flowers of E. grandiflora 

 would be out of place. Native of New Grenada. 



Euphorbia, 



This is a very extensive genus, typical of the EupJior- 

 hiacea ; but only a very few of its species are of any horti- 

 cultural merit. Upon the best of these we have now to offer 

 a few remarks. Their flowers are of great brilliancy, and 

 admirably adapted for bouquets ; so that, blooming as they 

 do during winter, when flowers of any kind are particularly 

 valuable for this purpose, they deserve to be universally 

 cultivated. E. splendens, on account of the spines on its 

 branches, is best planted out in the stove or warm green- 

 house, and if against a wall it wiU soon cover it, and become 

 a thing of great beauty, and a never-failing source of flowers 

 for months. E. Jacquiniaflora is well adapted for growing 

 as a rafter plant, as a specimen, or in small pots for dinner- 

 table or hall decoration ; indeed, any amount of care be- 

 stowed upon this plant will be amply repaid by the cheering 

 effect produced by a display of its rich warm scailet flowers 

 in the time- of frost and snow. The compost we find these 

 plants thrive in best is a mixture of good fibrous loam and 

 peat, in equal parts, with a liberal addition of silver sand. 

 They may be readily increased both by cuttings and seeds ; 

 in the former case it wUl be advisable to allow the cuttings 

 to lay for a day or two, to allow the milky juice to dry up. 

 E. Jacquinicpflora. — This plant produces along its flexile 



