20 FAMILIAE (JAUDEN FLOV'JilUS. 



re-pot in pots of tlio same size as before^ or in pots one 

 size larger. A rich soil is not needed, but a sweet gritty 

 loam should be used, with earefulh -iiaeked drainage, and 

 the pots should never be larg'er than suffices for moderate 

 summer growth. From the end of May to the end of 

 August the plant should be out of dnors, and have regular 

 watering with pure water only, liquid manure being likely 

 to cause a rank growth inimical to the production of 

 flowers. 



The more robusf- kinds of deutzia are line adornments 

 to the garden. JJ, ■•nuihra appears to attain to greater per- 

 fection in the east of Eng-land than elsewhere, altliough, 

 indeed, it may tie classed with the universal plants. ]\Ios( 

 beautiful is B. creiuihi, which may be spoken of as one of 

 the hnest of hardy liowering shrubs for gardens near 

 Liuidon. As it does not flower until .lune, it does not 

 suffer from frost ; and its pink-tinted white flowers jiresent 

 a delightful appearance in the season when green leaves 

 are abundant. 



