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GUIDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



but it is easily kept down with the alkaline extract : 

 I have used it on the most delicate stove plants with- 

 out the least injury to them, and have always found 

 it certain destruction to the spider. When the ex- 

 tract is applied to any plants, air should be given 

 in abundance for the following day or two. 



See the advertisement accompanying this work, 

 for the particulars of the Alkaline Extract. 



A LIST OF THE PLANTS COMING INTO FLOWER. 



Anisanthus cunonia, Laburnum. 



Cineraria, varieties of. Lachenalia, varieties of. 



Daphne odora. Primula prsenitens. 



Dianthus arboreus. Sparaxis, varieties of. 



Deutzea scabea. Trichonema bulboco- 



Gladiolus, varieties of. dium. 



Ixias, varieties of. Tritonia euvaria. 



ANISANTHUS CUNONIA. 

 Treatment, see Ixias. 



CINERARIA. 

 Class, Syngenesia. Order, Superflua. 



CoMPOSITiE. 



Propagation, seeds, cuttings, suckers. 



This genus is deserving a place in every con- 

 servatory on account of its showy flowers. It has 

 lately been much improved by the persevering 

 hybridizer, and is still progressing. It is common 

 to every quarter of the globe. 



