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THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



leaf-mould, with a little coarse silver-sand, in well-drained pots, 

 in a hot, moist atmosphere, using a little liquid manure (weak 

 and clear) when the pots are full of roots. 



MoNOCH.ETUM. — Small shrubs, natives of Central and South 



America, with pretty rose 

 and purple flowers. 

 Cuttins^s of the voung 

 shoots strike freely, and 

 make nice little plants if 

 potted on and 

 pinched into 

 shape for winter 

 flowering. A 

 cool part of the 

 stove near the 

 glass induces a 

 sturdy growth. 

 Two parts peat, 

 one part loam, 

 and one part 

 leaf-mould form 

 a suitable com- 

 post. J/, dicran- 

 theriun^ M. ensi- 

 erum, and M. sericeiun 

 multiflorum are the 

 sorts generally grown. 



MUSS.ENDA FRON- 



DOSA is a small shrub 

 from the East Indies. 

 Propagate from 

 cuttings in heat under 

 a bell-glass, and grow 

 in equal parts loam, 

 leaf-mould, and peat, 

 with a dash of silver- 

 sand, in well-drained 

 pots. Water and 

 syringe freely during 

 growth, and payregular 

 attention to the de- 

 struction of insect 

 pests. The small yel- 

 low flowers are produced in terminal corymbs, but the chief 

 attraction are the pure white bracts with which they are accom- 

 panied. Prune moderately into shape after flowering, and 

 encourage a season of rest by keeping the plants drier and cooler. 



Fig. 424. — Medixella magnifica. 



