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THE FLOWER GROWER'S GUIDE. 



in the case of D. indica, and duly established singly in small pots, grafting them in the 

 following spring in a manner similar to that recommended for Azalea indica (see page 



152). Top the plants often 

 enough to induce the for- 



owing to the slow growth 

 of daphnes no annual prun- 

 ing is necessary. 



The plants do not re- 

 quire much root room, and 

 may be potted in a mixture 

 of equal parts of good 

 fibrous loam and peat, with 

 sharp sand added. After 

 old plants have completed 

 their growth they may be 

 arranged on a bed of ashes 

 in the open until the 

 autumn. Winter them in 

 a cool greenhouse and avoid 

 over- watering, daphnes soon 

 turning yellow and losing 

 their leaves if the soil about 

 their roots becomes sod- 

 dened and sour. 



DARLINGTONIA. D. 



californica, commonly 

 termed the Californian 

 Pitcher Plant, is a good 

 companion for sarracenias, 

 drosera, and other green- 

 house genera that are well 



worthy of culture on account of their quaint and interesting forms. Plants can be 

 raised from seed. Prepare pots by filling with fibrous peat, charcoal, chopped sphagnum 



Y'v^. < v -- Daulin(;tonia califoknica. 



