ON STOVE PLANTS. 



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Njegelias. — See Gesneras. 

 Pancratium fragrans (Fig. 425) is a very 



Fig. 425. — Pancratium fragrans. 



handsome, sweet- 

 scented, white- 

 flowering bulb 

 from Tropical- 

 America. A 

 compost of 

 three parts turfy: 

 loam, one part 

 fibrous peat,, 

 and one part 

 rotten cow- 

 dung, with a 

 sprinkling of 

 sharp sand, suits 

 this plant. In- 

 sert the bulbs 

 to about half 

 their depth. 

 Water freely 

 when growing, 

 but afterwards 

 give only just 

 sufficient to 

 keep the bulbs 

 P. guianensis, 



and foliage from shrivelling. Propagate by offsets, 



from British Guiana, produces erect scapes with a cluster of 



elegant white blossoms, the 



rather narrow segments of 



which are drooping and 



prettily curled. It succeeds 



under the treatment described 



for P. fragrans. 



Pentas carnea. — A pretty 

 little soft-wooded shrub from 

 Western Tropical Africa with 

 opposite, ovate - lanceolate 

 leaves, and pink flowers in 

 terminal tufts (Fig. 426). 

 Propagate from cuttings, and 

 as the young plants "grow 

 pinch out the points to make 

 them branch, and then allow 

 them to grow away and flower. 

 Equal parts of peat, loam, 



and leaf-mould, with a little sand, form a suitable 

 P. kermesina is a pretty variety with crimson flowers. 



■Pentas carnea. 



compost. 



2 u 



