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a luxuriant growth and profuse bloom may be in- 

 duced by a plentiful application of liquid hen man- 

 ure once a week. If infested with the red spider 

 immerse them in a tub of water daily, or lay the 

 plants on their sides and shower thoroughly with a 

 sprinkler. 



VARIETIES. 



Aurora, corolla orange-scarlet, sepals white. 

 Beauty of Sherwood, corolla cherry, sepals white. 

 Brilliant, corolla bright scarlet, sepals white. A good winter 

 bloomer. 



Carl Holt, corolla crimson, striped with white. 

 Emperor of Brazil, corolla violet, flaked with rose, sepals scarlet 

 or crimson. 



Lady Heytesbury, corolla violet, sepals pure white. 

 Meteor, bronze leaves, very ornamental. 



Mrs. Marshall, corolla carmine, sepals white. Large and fine. 

 Rose of Castile, corolla blush violet, sepals white. 

 Speciosa, corolla scarlet, two inches in length, sepals blush. 

 White Eagle, corolla white, sepals carmine, 



HEDERA. 



( ENGLISH IVY. ) 



The words Hedera and Ivy are derived from the 

 Celtic; the former meaning a cord and the latter 

 signifying green — both appropriate for the plant. 

 The Hedera Helix is a native of Europe. On the 

 continent it is called " English Ivy"; in Britain 

 " Irish Ivy " ; in this country it is sometimes given 

 one name, and sometimes the other. Hedera Cauari- 

 ensis, also called Irish Ivy, is a slightly larger 

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