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for their full development. They succeed either planted out or 

 in pots or tubs, and are propagated by suckers. These, after 

 being detached from the parent plants, should be grown on in 



rich loam and 

 freely supplied 

 with weak, 

 clear manure- 

 water when in 

 full growth. 

 M. Cavendishii 

 (Fig. 442) is 

 the sort mostly 

 grown, but if more 

 variety is desired, 

 M. coccined, M. sapi- 

 entum vittata, and 

 M. superba may be 

 added. 



Nepenthes. — 

 The Pitcher Plants 

 form one of the most 

 interesting .and at- 

 tractive families of 

 the Vegetable King- 

 dom for stove culti- 

 vation. They are, 

 however, dealt with 

 in a separate chapter. 

 Nidularium. 

 — The following will 

 > be found distinct 

 and attractive 

 species, worthy of 

 cultivation, and will 

 succeed if treated .as recommended for ^Echmeas. N. aureo- 

 striatum, N. cardinale, N. fulgens, JV Innocentii, IV Meyendorfii, 

 N. pictum, and IV. spectabile are all good kinds. This genus is 

 now regarded as Karatas. 

 Oplismenus. — See Panicum. 



Panax. — These evergreen shrubs are deserving of culture for 

 their ornamental foliage and neat habit. The leaves are divided 

 and cut in an elegant manner. The plants are easily increased 

 by cuttings, and grow freely in peat, loam, and sand. The follow- 

 ing are handsome varieties of P. fruticosum: bipinnatum, multifidum, 

 and Victories. The last-named is a very pretty variegated sort. 



Pandanus.— Notwithstanding the sharp recurved prickles with 

 which the leaves of the Screw .Pines are armed, these plants are 



Fig. 442. — Musa Cavendishii. 



