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D. NOBILE is very easily grown into large specimen plants, and one such 
is shown in the annexed illustration (fig. 10), which was grown in the 
collection of Mrs. G. Knowles, Hollin Hall, near Bradford, by Mr. Moorby. 
It isa noble specimen, grown in a 14-inch basket, and bears over 1,100 
flowers. The longest stems measure 44 feet high, and a noticeable feature of 
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this plant is that the foliage of the previous year’s growth is well preserved, 
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which greatly enhances the appearance of the specimen. This is attributed 
to the method of treatment, no severe rest being given. When the growths 
are mature water is gradually withheld, but the stems are never allowed to 
shrivel. The plant was grown with others in a house devoted chiefly to 
tomatoes, and was top-dressed annually with fresh peat and sphagnum. 
Five years before it was a starved specimen in an eight-inch pot, with stems 
