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be used with advantage in the greenhouse. These 

 prefer loam, peat, and a little sand, and are propagated 

 by cuttings of the side growths in a little heat at any 

 season. The greenhouse and stove Jasminums are 

 deservedly favourites, which like rough loam with the 

 addition of well-rotted manure and some sand, and are 

 propagated by cuttings of shoots of a few inches long, 

 taken off with a heel, and struck in a temperature of 

 about 70 degrees under a glass in sand. Sambac 11. 

 pi., and Duchesse d'Orleans are among the best of the 

 stove species or varieties, while grandiflorum and 

 odoratissimum are good for the greenhouse. 



The Gompholobiums are pleasing evergreen plants 

 for a greenhouse where the temperature does not fall 

 below 40 or 45 degrees in winter, and have beautiful 

 pea-shaped flowers. They like a soil of fibrous peat, 

 not too rough, with a little sand, and are increased by 

 cuttings of the shoots about the end of April, when a 

 little firm, struck in sand and covered with a glass in an 

 intermediate temperature. They must be carefully 

 trained from their earliest stages, and are suitable for 

 trellises. In the Hoveas we also have some pretty Pea- 

 shaped climbers of evergreen habit, which are orna- 

 mental on the roof or end wall of a conservatory. 

 Celsii is the best, and is valued for its blue-purple 

 flowers. It likes a fibrous peat or loam, with a little 

 sharp sand, and is propagated by seeds sown in heat 

 in February, or by cuttings of the half-ripened shoots. 

 Some of the Lantanas make good wall plants if planted 

 out, and one of the best for this purpose is L. Camara, 

 which grows in peat and loam, and is propagated by 

 cuttings. 



The Lophospermums are now included by botanists 

 with the Maurandyas and are capital for the roof or 

 pillars of a greenhouse and are pleasing with their pretty 

 blossoms and bright colours. They are readily raised 



