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alhida variegata^ A, lucida variegata, A, procurrens variegata^ 

 Auhrietia deltoidea variegata^ all with variegated foliage ; 

 Arum italicuniy a tuber with spotted leaves ; Erythronium 

 Dens-canisy bulb, blotched foliage ; Galax aphylla, 

 bronzed leaves, peat ; Gaultheria procumbens, red berries 

 and leaves, and G. Nummularia, elegant sprays of small 

 red-tinted leaves ; Goodyera Menziesii, with dark-green, 

 white-banded leaves, and G. puhescens^ dark-green, with 

 numerous white veins, are two beautiful, little, hardy 

 orchids, requiring peat and leaf mould, and a north 

 frame or shaded spot in summer ; Shortia galacifolia^ red, 

 likes peat ; Tanakaea radicans, a distinct leaved Japanese 

 plant, etc. 



Among Flowering Shrubs 



for the house, Daphne Blagayana, with cream flowers, and 

 all the other species mentioned on p. 21 are excellent. 

 Jasminum nudifiorum does well. Cut the flowered shoots 

 to an inch above the old wood in March. Rhododendron 

 praecox^ and Viburnum Tinus, the Laurustinus, are excellent 

 for pot culture, but care should be taken to get plants 

 well set with buds. With these may be grouped such 

 things as Bambusa Fortunei foL arg. var.^ a pretty dwarf 

 bamboo \ Libert ia pulchella, Ophiopogon Jaburan variegatus, 

 and 0. spicatus foL aur.y Tucca pendula, Veronica Andersoni 

 variegata^ Euonymus japonicus elegantissima, and other forms. 

 Also Japanese dwarfed trees, and the quaint juniper 

 known as ^'hiberica." Berries must not be forgotten 

 in the cool house. Pernettya, in many colour forms, 

 may be had well covered in fruit, even in a small 

 state. Skimmia japonica is red berried, while the inflated 

 fruit of Physalis Alkekengi and P. Francheti (winter 

 cherries) are long lasting on pot plants. 



Violets in Frames 



A fresh plantation should be made yearly, as the 

 frequently seen beds thickly matted with roots and 



