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great mistake to discard such plants as the Correa to make 

 ■way for mere novelty, for the various species of this genus 

 may be made to afford a beautiful display from early autumn 

 through the dreary winter months on into spring, until other 

 •plants put on their gay livery. The Correas are very easy to 

 cultivate, and require very little attention in the way of train- 

 ing, for their natural habit is bushy. The soil most suitable 

 for the genus is a mixture of two parts of good peat to one 

 of fibrous light loam, with a liberal addition of silver sand. 

 Eepot when they begin to grow in summer, and when the 

 new soil is tolerably full of roots, stand them in the open air, 

 where they can be protected from the fiercest rays of the sun, 

 or from heavy rains and storms. In autumn they must be 

 returned to the greenhouse or conservatory, when their 

 gay flowers will soon appear, and continue on through the 

 whole winter. 



They may be increased by cuttings, but some few thrive 

 better when grafted. 



C. Brilliant. — A compact - growing variety, with dark 

 cordate leaves, and dense compact habit ; flowers brilliant 

 crimson. 



C. cardinalis. — This is a slender-growing kind, and conse- 

 quently requires close pruning. The flowers are produced in 

 abundance from the axils of the leaves, the colour being a 

 bright scarlet, the tubes tipped with green. 



C. Harrisii. — A medium-growing variety, with light green 

 apiculated leaves, and fine branching habit ; flowers bright 

 scarlet. 



C. niagnifica. — A rather strong-growing and fine-flowering 

 kind ; with large white flowers. 



C. ventricosa. — A slender-growing twiggy kind, having 

 bright crimson flowers, tipped with green ; very pretty and 

 distinct. 



