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THE CAMELLIA HOUSE. 



Camellia house, are those that are natives of China, viz. tomentosa^ obovatOf 

 fascata, anoncefoliay pumila, and the hybrid Soulangiana, 



These are all plants of easy culture, requiring just the same treatment 

 as Camellias. They are increased principally by grafting and inarching 

 upon stocks of M. purpuria, and sometimes by buddings, cuttings, and 

 layers ; the former is by far the most expeditious and certain mode. 



NERIUM OLEANDER. 



This splendid species, with its varieties, is very readily multiphed by cut- 

 tings, planted in light, rich soil, and placed in a mild bottom heat, without 

 covering. They also root freely, if the ends of the cuttings be placed in a 

 ])ottle of water, and placed in a frame, or hot house. A Hght, rich soil, is 

 most proper for the plants when rooted, and an abundance of water at all 

 times : the very name, Nerium^ is derived from damp, because the plants 

 grow naturally upon the banks of rivers, and in marshy places 



This is an old inhabitant of our greenhouses, having been introduced 

 from the south of Europe in 1596 ; and if attention is paid to its cultiva- 

 tion, which is exceedingly simple, few plants are more beautiful when in 

 flower, and in that state it remains a long time. 



ILLICIUM FLORID ANUM. 



The foliage of this plant is exceedingly fragrant ; so much so, that the 

 name is derived from Illicio, to attract. The Chinese use the leaves and 

 flowers for seasoning some of their finest dishes, while their neighbours, 

 the Japanese, decorate the temples of their deities, and the tombs of their 

 friends with the branches of this plant. The most usual method of in- 

 creasing this species, and also /. anisatum, is by layers, but the ripened 

 wood of both roots vaIII vegetate in time, if planted in sand, or sandy peat 

 and loam, and placed in a cool frame, and otherwise treated as directed 

 for Camellias. 



DAPHNE ODOltA. 



This veiy od(^iferous plant is readily increased by cuttings of the young 

 shoots planted in sand, or light peat and loam, in a sHght bottom heat, and 

 close, moist atmosphere. Light peat and loam, of equal quantities, is the 



