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the glass, top often enough to form a good bush, and gradually shift into larger pots, 

 using a mixture of two parts sandy loam to one each of leaf soil and sifted decayed 

 manure. Pot firmly. During the summer the plants may be arranged in the open on 

 a bed of ashes, and should be kept well supplied with water. Eemovc them to a green- 

 house about the middle of Sci)tembcr, and assist the plants with liquid manure. 



If large specimens arc desired, cut down the plants after flowering, and repot when 

 they commence growing. The old ball of soil and roots may be severely reduced, this 

 admitting of replacing in pots no larger than they were in before. The plants may be 

 kept somewhat warm and close, till they recover from this severe treatment, afterwards 

 growing them first in frames and then in the open as before. They will pay for 

 receiving a shift into larger pots, or they may be planted out in light loamy garden 

 soil,, lifting and repotting in September. Top any shoots taking an undue lead only. 

 If small plants are preferred, propagate a sufficient number each season and throw the 

 old ones away, making an exception in favour of the slower-growing E. Weinmannianum. 



Farfugium grande. — See Ligularia Kaempferi aureo-maculata. 



Ficus elastica. — See Commercial Floriculture. 



Fuchsias.— See "Florists' Flowers," page 29, Vol. II. 



grevillea. — Six species of this Australian shrub are sometimes recommended for 

 greenhouse culture, principally for the elegance of their foliage, but only G. robusta and 

 its variety, elegantissima, are generally grown. For cultural details sec acacia, though 

 grevilleas are usually grown without being topped. 



Habrothahnus (Oestrum).— See Conservatory Climbers. 



Hardenbergia. — There are only two species belonging to this genus of Australian 

 twining plants, and both are evergreen, producing racemes of small pea-shaped flowers 

 from the axils of their leaves. II. Comptoniana, of which there are several synonyms, 

 flowers in March ; colour, purple and white. H. monophylla is later in flowering, and 

 purple in colour. Both can be raised from seed, which, if very hard and dry, should 

 be softened in hot water, prior to sowing in peaty soil and a brisk heat. Short cuttings 

 of firm young shoots may be taken any time from March to June, inserted firmly in 

 sandy peat soil, covered with glass and rooted in a temperature of 55° to 05°. From 

 the small pots in which the young plants are first placed, gradually shift into larger 

 sizes, using a compost of equal parts of loam and peat, with a free admixture of sharp 

 sand. Pot firmly, and during the growing season water freely, applying weak liquid 

 manure occasionally. Partial shade suits hardenbergias, and H. Comptoniana planted 



