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varieties, and as many of the new Pompone sorts, will 
make up a good assortment. The colors of the last are more 
brilliant than those of the others. On some of them the 
flowers are not much larger than fine double Daisies, but 
are produced in great profusion. After flowering, cut off 
the tops of the plants, and stow them away in a dry cel- 
lar, where they may remain till spring. For the most 
successful mode of cultivation, see page 
There is a great variety of plants that succeed well in 
the house, besides those already named. The Cactus Fam- 
ily embraces a great’ many varieties, which succeed well 
in very warm, dry rooms, The Daphne odora requires 
but little care, and is one of the most highly odoriferous 
plants in cultivation. The Diosma, Heliotrope, Sweet- 
scented Verbena, Double sweet-scented Violets, Jasmines, 
Perpetual Pinks, Gardenia, or Cape Jasmine, Sweet- 
scented Geraniums, Mahernia odorata, Lemon, Orange, 
and many other plants, are highly prized for their delight- 
ful odor. 
Azalea Indica -in its varieties, Acacias of many beauti- 
fal sorts, Begonias, Fuchsia, Myrtles, Oleanders, Primu- 
las, Daisies, Geraniums (scarlet, rose, and variegated 
leaved), Pelargoniums, Verbehas, Oxalis, Stevias, and 
many plants, succeed very well in the parlor. I wish it 
could be said that the Ericas, or Heaths, so beautiful, 
would succeed equally as well;—they want a moist at- 
mosphere, and neither very warm nor very cool. 
The double Stocks and Wall-flowers are also suitable for 
the parlor, and are very simple in their cultivation. These 
are raised from seed, which, if of a good quality, will pro- 
duce plants half of which or more will have double flowers. 
As they are difficult to transplant when large, without 
severly checking their growth, it is best to pot them in 
the smallest sized pots, as soon as they show six or eight 
leaves, and, as they advance in growth, shift them into 
