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a mixture of peat, leaf mould, and sand in equal parts, witli a 

 little light loam added. After flowering the shoots should be 

 pruned, and another growth encouraged. In winter the tem- 

 perature may be reduced to 50° or 55°, the plants being kept 

 tolerably dry, but in the growing season they will luxuriate in 

 any amount of heat and moisture. Increase may be effected 

 by cuttings inserted under a hand glass, when they root 

 readily. 



H. Mysorenm. — This fine plant produces rich dark green, 

 opposite, oblong-acuminate leaves, slightly toothed. The 

 flowers are large, rich yellow, with the reflexed lobes of the 

 corolla margined with crimson. It should be grown either 

 trained up a rafter in the stove, or upon a wire parasol-shaped 

 trellis, so that the long pendulous bunches of flowers may be 

 displayed to the best advantage. -In this latter way it makes 

 an excellent exhibition plant. It flowers through May, June, 

 and July. Native of Mysore. 



H. 2Iysoj-ensis lutea. — A variety of the preceding, and 

 resembling it in habit and general appearance ; but the 

 flowers are wholly rich yellow, without the margin of crimson 

 which the other has. It is a very handsome plant, and forms 

 a pleasing variety. Native of Mysore. 



Hibiscus. 



This genus belongs to Malvaceoe, and deserves to become 

 extensively cultivated on account of its showy flowers, which, 

 though they do not last long in perfection, are nevertheless 

 very beautiful, especially the double kinds, which, when 

 cultivated as shrubs in the stove, produce a gorgeous effect. 

 In addition to the stove species, there are greenhouse and 

 hardy kinds. They should be grown in a mixture of loam, 

 peat, and sand, with a little leaf mould added. They are 

 propagated by cuttings. 



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