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DRACiENA FERREA. 

 Class, Hexandria. Order, Monogynia. 



AsPHODELE^. 



Native of China, 1771. — Propagation, suckers. 



This plant is well deserving a place in every col- 

 lection on account of the peculiar contrast of fo- 

 liage. It grows well in loam, peat, and dung. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SINENSIS. 

 Class, Syngenesia. Order, Superflua. 



Composite. 



Native of China, 1764. — Propagation, seeds, di- 

 visions, cuttings. 



This beautiful plant is much valued by the ad- 

 mirers of Flora. The season of its blooming, 

 which commences in autumn, and continues until 

 it is replaced by the camellia, is not its least re- 

 commendation, though it is no less esteemed on 

 account of its rich and many coloured blossoms, 

 which are more particularly striking at a time when 

 winter is robbing Flora of so many of her beau- 

 ties. The following is my mode of treatment of 

 this gay ornament of the greenhouse and conserv- 

 atory. 



In March I take a number of short strong suck- 

 ers from each variety, I pot them in No. 60, in 

 light rich soil, and place them in a gentle heat ; at 

 the same time I take off a number of cuttings, 



