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F.ULIIIAII GARTiEX F/.0V']1I!S. 



of fommercc, is /Ir/ic/ny/s/in/ iiri<'iihi/i', an evevcji'een greeii- 

 hoiisc sliruL, requiring' ii warm position and a sunny 

 summrr to flower freely. Alnait fil:ty species of this 

 genus are known to cultivators, or at all events are regis- 

 tered in the Ijooks ; but they really are not of great con- 

 sequence in connection with the ordinary wants of the 

 amateur gardener. 



A few of the more elegant grasses are of great value to 

 associate with these flowers. Those most likely to suit 

 amateur cultivators are the following, all of which may he 

 easily raised from seed, obtainahle in the nsiial way of the 

 seed merchants : — Jip-axl 1,1 vi-hiiluxii , HI ipn peminln, Brnn 

 niii.ri ma, C/irij-'ni riifi niiri-ih't, lili'ii.iiiic pcm-il hihi , Knuj rofihx 

 pli'i:/aii>!, LaiiKir/nii uiircd, I'dinnmi i-apilhirp, Fi pfnllifniiii 

 Momasi. There are many more, but these nine make a 

 beautiful collection. 



