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this aid. It is very much better when thus grown than when per- 

 mitted to assume the bush form. All the other kinds named are 

 suitable for association with the larger leaved plants, tliough they 

 do not attain such height and vigorous development as those of the 

 first rank, like the Ricinus. 



Uhdea bipinnatifida. — This is one of the most useful plants in 

 its class, producing a rich mass of handsome leaves, with somewhat 



Fig. 9. — Uhdea bipinnatifida. 



the aspect of those of the great cow-parsnips, but of a more re- 

 fined type. The leaves are of a slightly silvery, tone, and the plant 



