PIMELEA—PINGUIC ULA . 



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bilis, a species which may be said to he the best of the family, produces large globular 

 flower heads, colour white, tinged with pink ; while P. spectabilis rosea is a richer 

 coloured variety. If seeds can be procured of these Australian and New Zealand shrubs, 

 they should be sown in pots or pans of sandy soil early in the spring, covering lightly 

 with fine soil, and placed in a temperature of 55° to 65° to germinate. Cuttings of young 

 shoots 2 inches long, inserted in sandy peat, covered with a bell-glass, or placed in a 

 close frame, will root freely in a temperature of 55° to 65°. After hardening slightly, 

 place the young plants singly in 2 -inch 

 pots and peaty soil, keeping them moder- 

 ately warm and close till fresh roots are 

 formed, when they may be moved to a 

 greenhouse shelf. Top the plants to make 

 them branch freely, and soon after give a 

 small shift, which will allow pot-room 

 enough for the first season. Top the 

 growths in the following spring, and if 

 they break strongly, a shift into 7-inch 

 pots may be desirable. One more topping 

 and good-sized bushes, capable of flower- 

 ing profusely the following May, should 

 result. An airy greenhouse is the best 

 place to keep them in during the greater 

 part of the year, but a month or two in 

 cold pits after the young growth is well 

 matured will not harm them. Pimeleas 

 should be freely cut down after flowering, 

 and bo kept in a rather close and moist 

 atmosphere till they recommence growth, I'inguicula catoata. (Next page.; 



when any re-potting that may be necessary 



should be attended to. Three parts of fibrous peat to one part of fibrous loam, adding 

 half a part of silver sand, form a suitable compost. Always drain the pots carefully, 

 and pot firmly. While the plants are forming fresh growth after pruning, and which, 

 be it remembered, is to flower the following year, syringe daily, and when arranged 

 outside with other hard-wooded plants, they should be syringed frequently in hot 



