EUPATORIUM FERNS. 9 1 



It is easily propagated from cuttings, which may 

 be rooted in damp sand. Those started in spring 

 will, if pinched back, make fine blooming plants for 

 the following winter. Slips taken early in June, 

 grown in the flower-garden until September, and 

 then carefully potted, kept shaded for a few days- 

 and their buds pinched off until November, will 

 bloom profusely until February. If wanted for 

 later flowering, give them as low a temperature as 

 possible without freezing through the first part of 

 the winter. ' Full sunshine impairs the whiteness 

 of the flowers. Eupatoriums should be well cut 

 back in the spring, the earth shaken from the 

 roots, and re-potted in fresh soil. If the plants are 

 intended for the next winter, sink the pots in the 

 earth and by pinching off the buds, prevent their 

 blooming in summer. 



VARIETIES. 

 Eupatorium Ageratoids, pure white. 

 E. Arboreum, flowers from November to January* 

 E. Elegans, flowers from November to March. 

 E. Mexicanum, pure white. 

 E. Salieifolium, flowers throughout January. 



FERNS. 



Ferns are an order of cryptogamous or flower- 

 less plants called Felices, having their fructification 

 on the back of the leaves or fronds, as their com- 

 bined foliage of stem and leaf is termed. The 

 genera number over 2000 species, generally in- 



