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GAEPESTXG FOR PLEASURE. 



*Mesembryanthemums, (wax pink;, "Primula?, double and single, 



Mahernias, *Roses, 



Miniums— Musk, ^Scutellaria*, 



^OlYrsiphyUum, or Smilax, Veronicas, 



Oranges, • Vineas, 



Oleanders, Violets, 



Petunias, Yuccas. 



Pinks, 



What are known as hot-house, or tropical plants, re- 

 quire a higher temperature than the preceeding, and 

 cannot be well grown unless with a night temperature of 

 from 60° to 70°, and a day temperature of from 10° to 

 20° higher. The following, of most of which there are 

 several varieties, can be found described in the cata- 

 logues of dealers : 



Allamandas, Ferns, tropical, 



Allocasias, Heliotropes, 



Begonias, Hibiscus, 



Bouvardias, Marantas, 



Caladiums, Orchids, (of some kinds), 



Cissus, Passifioras, 



Clerodendrons, Peperomias, 



Cobaeas, Poinsettia, 



Crotons, Salvias, 



Coleus, Sanchezias, 



Dracaenas, Torenias, 



Euphorbias, Tropaeolums, 



Epiphyllums — Cactus, Tuberoses. 



Eranthemums, 



This matter of temperature has everything to do with 

 the successful Cultivation of plants in rooms, or in fact 

 anywhere. If you attempt, for example, to grow Bou- 

 vardias or Begonias in an average temperature of 45 c at 

 night, the plants will barely live, and Tfill not flower, 

 nor be healthy. On the other hand, if you subject your 

 Camellias or Geraniums to an average of 65° at night by 

 fire heat to winter, you are almost certain to have the 

 flowers drop prematurely. As a rule, there are more of 

 the plants known as greenhouse that will endure the 



