60 GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



EDWARD SI A GRANDIFLORA. 

 Class, Decandria. Order, Monogynia. 



LiEGUMINOSEiE. 



Native of New Zealand, 1772. — Propagation, 

 seeds and cuttings. 



This shrub is remarkable for its fine foliage and 

 curious flowers. It grows and blossoms well in 

 two parts loam, one part leaf mould, with a little 

 sand. Pot in May. 



DIANTHUS. THE PINK. 



Class, Decandria. Order, Digynia. 



Caryoph ylle^e . 

 Native of England. — Propagation, layers and 

 pipings. 



Put in a number of pipings early in February, 

 place them in a gentle heat. When struck root, 

 plant them out in an open place in the kitchen 

 garden ; take them up in August, pot them in rich 

 soil in No. 32 pots ; give them a good watering, and 

 plunge the pots up to the rim. Remove a few in 

 January into the flower-house, and place them on 

 a shelf near the glass, but reserve the greater part 

 until February, and some until March ; you will 

 thus have a succession for some time. 



