JANUARY. 



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PLANTS COMING INTO FLOWER. 



Ammyrsine. Kerrias. 



Andromedas. Lilacs Persian. 



Azaleas. Mahonias. 



Bilbergia zeberica. Narcissus. 



Camellias. Philadelphus. 



Hardy crocuses. Roses. 



Eronthes. Rhododendron arborea, 



Hellebores. its allies, and the hardy 



Hyacinthus. varieties of tulips. 



Kalmias. 



AMMYRSINE, ANDROMEDAS, AZALEAS. 

 For classification and treatment, see Rhodo- 



dendron. 



BILBERGIA ZEBERINA. 

 Class, Hexandria. Order, Monogynia. 



Bromeliace^e. 

 Native of South America, 1820. — Propagation, 

 seeds and suckers. 

 dear sir, 



I feel much pleasure in communicating to you 

 the mode of culture adopted by me on the above 

 plant. In February, I sowed seeds and placed them 

 near the glass in a pine stove ; they vegetated in a 

 short time. I left them in the seed pot about one 

 month ; I then potted them into No. 60 pots, placed 

 them near the glass as above, where they grew with 

 rapidity. I continued to shift them into the next size 



