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MESEMBRYANTEMUM MIMOSA. 



habit, and a pretty pink flower. Both are drooping 

 plants. 



SOIL, GENERAL TREATMENT AND VARIETIES. 



The Mesembryanthemum thrives in a light sandy 

 loam, needs plenty of sunshine and water with but 

 ordinary care. 



It is increased by seeds or cuttings. The latter 

 should be allowed to dry a little after planting, be- 

 fore watering. It flowers most profusely in a hot 

 dry atmosphere doing better in hanging baskets 

 than pots and fully exposed to the sun. 



Mesembryanthemum anranticum _ orange. 



M. Cordifolium y M. Deitoiditm and /)/. Glaiiaim, are pink. 



M. Blandi(7n and M.Nitidum, are white. 



M. Cordifolium Variegatum, leaves white, and green ; purple 

 flowers ; used extensively in public grounds about London. 



M. Crystallimim, has a creeping stem about a foot in length 

 which with the leaves have the appearance of being covered 

 with dew or frost, hence its common name. 



MIMOSA. 



(SENSITIVE PLANT.) 



The Mimosa is named from mimos, a mimic ; 

 the leaves of many of the species seem to sport 

 with the hand that touches them. M. Pudica, 

 the species most sensitive, is a native of Brazil. It 

 is often cultivated in the open border, or in pots, 

 for the interest excited by the singularly sensitive 



