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covered up with straw or mats ; and if the weather 

 should be so severe as to require a covering, during 

 the day remove the plants into the greenhouse, 

 placing them near the glass, and as far from the 

 fire heat as possible. In March, shift them into 

 No. 32, and as soon as these pots fill with roots, 

 shift again into No. 24, and lastly into No. 16. 

 Let the plants be removed into the open air as 

 early as the season will permit. 



Never water over the foliage or syringe them, 

 as that would destroy them. Before watering, be 

 sure to see that they require it. 



Soil. — Leaf and loam, with a little rough sand. 



IXORA GRANDIFLORA. 

 Class, Tetrandria. Order, Monogynia. 



RuBIACEiE. 



Native of East Indies, 1814 — Propagation, cut- 

 tings. 



This is a fine showy shrub ; its large corymbi of 

 flowers are strikingly beautiful. It requires the 

 heat of the flower-house, but must be placed in 

 such a situation that its roots may not receive in- 

 jury from any bottom heat ; that alone will prevent 

 it from growing ; for, like the gardenia, its roots 

 strike downwards to the bottom of the pot. Its 

 best situation is an old spent bark bed. 



Soil. — Peat. The plant should be repotted as 

 soon as it has done blooming. It requires rest, 



