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gate as recommended for Emiliana. This variety is also 

 much in demand for decorations, and being of a wiry 

 texture, it stands a dry atmosphere well, though when 

 growing plants on, they should have moisture. S. 

 uncinata, generally known as casta (or the blue Lycopodium) 

 is of dwarf spreading habit, and when growing freely has 

 a decidedly blue tint. The terminal or fertile portion 

 of the growths lose the bright tint, and the broad flat 

 branches from the base should be selected for propagat- 

 ing from. Several of these, put together in small pots, 

 soon grow, and come in useful for edgings, but it will 

 not stand much exposure. This and several others of 

 dwarf habit form pretty pyramids. For this purpose 

 large shallow pans may be used, the soil built up round 

 an inverted pot. This may be kept in position by bind- 

 ing narrow slips of galvanized wire netting round with 

 some sphagnum. After the pans are prepared, small 

 cuttings may be pricked in round the whole surface, and 

 if placed in a warm moist position they will soon start 

 away. The soil must be pressed moderately firm and 

 should be of a light fibrous nature. Another way of 

 building up the pyramids is to use pans of various sizes, 

 starting with a large one, and each succeeding one should 

 be smaller, leaving room to put in a row of cuttings or 

 young plants. Use light rubble or cinders for filling the 

 centre portion, or any suitable material to avoid making 

 too much weight. These of course are only suitable for 

 those who make a special hobby of them, or want 

 something novel for exhibition, but when well done 

 they are very effective. For six varieties most suitable, 

 the following may be selected, viz. — Kraussiana aurea, 

 casta, serpens, Poulteri, apus, and patula, or any other of 

 the dwarf spreading species would be suitable. 



Taking the choicer sorts, which are not of much use 

 except for the stove or where collections are grown, 

 S. grandis is one of the most beautiful. It has a 



