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should be only procured in this state. They are not 

 eatable, but remaining on for many months, are so 

 ornamental that it is worth while to procure new plants 

 every year, as in an ordinary greenhouse it is not 

 possible to grow them well. 



Solanum Capsicastrum and S. Pseudo-capsicum are very 

 effective little shrubs, when laden with the scarlet fruit 

 each half inch or so in diameter. Raise and pinch, etc., 

 as bouvardias. Solarium integrifolium has corrugated 

 tomato-like fruits. Sow seed in April, in heat, and 

 plunge in the open from June to September, pinching 

 the stem once to obtain a bushy habit. 



Psychotria chontalensis and P. cyanococca are stove plants, 

 with numerous small, fine blue fruits in bunches. 



Callicarpa purpurea is a warm greenhouse shrub, with 

 stems well surrounded with bead-like purple berries. 

 Any remaining branches of last year should be strongly 

 cut back in spring, else the plant is very straggling. 



Rivina humilis requires stove treatment. Propagate 

 by seeds or cuttings early in the year, and pinch to 

 obtain branched plants. The berries are bright red, and 

 in aurantiacay orange. 



Ardisia crenulata, with Skimnia-like red berries and 

 neat evergreen leaves, is effective many months. 



Foliage Plants 



The following thrive best in a warm house, and are very 

 beautiful in winter. When the plants become leggy or 

 shabby they must be propagated afresh. 



Dracaena Victoria^ broad leaves margined with yellow, 

 scarce ; Z). Sanderiae, many others ; crotons, many ; 

 Pandanus Veitchiiy palms many (including the beautiful 

 Cocos Weddeliand), Panax Victoriae, P. Balfour i ; Evodia 

 elegansy Eugenia myriophylla (a fine leaved, little known 

 plant, good) ; Ficus Parcelli, Abutilion Sivartzii, Hibiscus 



