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CASSELL'S POPULAR GAKDENIXG. 



and most interesting in an economic point of view, 

 as from their seeds we obtain the pleasant beverage 

 called coffee, 

 which is now 

 so largely 

 used through- 

 out Europe. 

 In our plant- 

 stoves they 

 produce their 

 fragrant 

 white flowers 

 in great 

 abundance, 

 which arc 

 succeeded by 

 the large red 

 berries con- 

 taining the 

 seeds. Pot in 

 sandy loam 

 and peat in 

 about equal 

 parts, and 

 treat the 



plants to it 



high tempe- 

 rature, well 



charged with 



moisture. 

 C. araiica 



yields the fa- 

 mous "Mochii 



coffee." It 



is a iuuch- 



branohe d 



shrub ; the 



flowers borno 



in clusters in 



the axils of 



the leaves, 



white' and 



sweet - scent- 

 ed. C. arabica 



variegata is 



distinguished 



by its leaves, 



which are 



marbled and 



flaked with 



creamy-white 



and yellow 



markings. 



C. llberica is a robust-growing plant, and is said 

 to be of a stronger constitution than the preceding, 

 namely, C arabica. 



containing numerous species, 



PiPEB POEPHTBOPHYLLUM (CiSSBS POKrHYROPHTI,I.A. of gardens). 



Coleua.— A genus belonging to the order Labiatce, 

 few of which, how- 

 ever, are suf- 

 ficiently at- 

 tractive to 

 find a place 

 in our plant- 

 house's. The 

 numerous 

 highly- co- 

 loured and 

 fantastically 

 markedforma 

 (the majority 

 of which have 

 been obtained 

 by cross- 

 breeding) are 

 deservedly 

 popular, as 

 they are use- 

 ful as bed- 

 ding plants, 

 as ornaments 

 for the cot- 

 tage window, 

 the green- 

 house in sum- 

 mer, or the 

 stove all the 

 year round. 

 Coleus are 

 plants whicli 

 are very 

 easily man- 

 aged. They 

 are some- 

 times called 

 "the Cot- 

 tager's Cro- 

 tons," from 

 the brilliant 

 colours they 

 develop when 

 fully exposed 

 to the sun in 

 a, cottage 

 window, and 

 again they 

 are known as 

 "Indian Net- 

 tles," on ac- 

 count of their 

 habit and general appearance. In winter, unless 

 kept in very strong heat, they usually lapse into 

 a uniform green state, and it is best to obtain. 



