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Soil. — Two parts loam, one part leaf mould. 

 Pot it in March. 



CLERODENDRUM FRAGRANS. 

 Class, Didynamia. Order, Angiospermia. 



VerbestacejE. 

 Native of China, 1790. — Propagation, suckers, 

 cuttings. 



This fine fragrant flowering shrub should not be 

 omitted in any collection. By the following treat- 

 ment I get it to blossom in the greatest perfection. 

 I pot it in soil composed of equal parts loam, dung, 

 and decayed wood, with about one sixth rough 

 sand. I strike cuttings early in spring, and after 

 potting them I shift them as they require it until 

 they are in No. 16. They attain to the size of 

 good flowering plants in about eighteen months. 

 I turn out the old plants in March, and shake off a 

 part of the soil from the roots, and repot them in 

 the same sized pots ; they will blossom this month. 

 Prune them by cutting away, at this time, the last 

 year's shoot to within two inches of its base. This 

 plant requires the flower-house heat. 



COMBRETUM PURPUREUM. 

 Class, Octandria. Order, Monogynia. 



CoMBRATACEjE. 



Native of Madagascar, 1818.— Propagation, cut- 

 tings, layers. 



