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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



leaf-mould, with a little coarse silver-sand, in well-drained pots, 

 in a hot, moist atmosphere, using a little liquid manure (weak 

 and clear) when the pots are full of roots. 



Monoch/etum. — Small shrubs, natives of Central and South 



America, with pretty rose 

 and purple flowers. 

 Cuttings of the young 

 shoots strike freely, and 

 make nice little plants if 

 potted on and 

 pinched into 

 shape for winter 

 flowering. A 

 cool part of the 

 stove near the 

 glass induces a 

 sturdy ' growth. 

 Two parts peat, 

 one part loam, 

 and one part 

 leaf-mould form 

 a suitable com- 

 post. M. dicran- 

 therum, M. ensi- 

 erum, and M. sericeum 

 multiflorum are the 

 sorts generally grown. 



MuSSjENDA fron- 

 dosa is a small shrub 

 from the East Indies. 

 Propagate from 



cuttings in heat under 

 a bell-glass, and grow 

 in equal parts loam, 

 leaf-mould, and peat, 

 with a dash of silver- 

 sand, in well-drained 

 pots. Water and 

 syringe freely during 

 growth, and pay regular 

 attention to the de- 

 struction of insect 

 pests. The small yel- 

 low flowers are produced in terminal corymbs, but the chief 

 attraction are the pure white bracts with which they are accom- 

 panied. Prune moderately into shape after flowering, and 

 encourage a season of rest by keeping the plants drier and cooler. 



Fig. 424. — Medineixa magnifica. 



