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deep. Place in brisk, moist heat of 75° to 80°" cover with a square of glass, and shade 

 heavily till the seeds germinate. When the seedlings have formed a single rough leaf, 

 place them singly in small pots, and keep them growing in brisk heat and a moist 

 atmosphere. If either seedlings or plants raised from cuttings are arranged on a dry, 

 hot shelf, and kept there long enough for the pots to become crowded with roots, 

 the plants receive a severe check from which they never recover. 



From the small pots there must be no undue delay in shifting into 5-inch or 

 6 -inch sizes, and from these the stronger plants may be moved, before they are root- 

 bound, into pots two sizes larger, employing a compost similar to that recommended 

 for the climbing species. Avoid either arranging the plants in dry, hot positions, or 

 crowding them among a variety of other plants. They should have a light position 

 in an ordinary stove temperature, also shaded from strong sunshine, and be syringed 

 frequently to keep down red spider. During the second summer each plant will 

 produce a single grand panicle of bloom. From first to last they must be kept well 

 supplied with water, and liquid manure will greatly assist in producing strong 

 healthy growth. 



After flowering, rest the plants, keeping them rather dry at the roots ; cut them 

 down in February, re-start into growth in moist heat, and, when fresh shoots are form- 

 ing, reduce the old ball of soil and roots freely, re-potting into sizes large enough to 

 hold them without unduly cramping the roots. A shift should be given before they 

 become root-bound. In other respects treat similarly to young plants. It will be 

 found, however, that young plants raised from cuttings or seed are the most effective 

 and serviceable. 



cochliostema. — Only a single species of this genus is in cultivation, C. Jacobianum, 

 a handsome stove perennial from the Andes of Ecuador. It forms long, dark-green 

 arching leaves, sheathed at the base, and in the autumn produces long cymes of 

 sweetly- scented blue flowers from the axils of the leaves. It is raised from seed, which 

 can be saved from the old plants. Sow this as soon as ripe, in sandy soil, and place on a 

 hot-bed to germinate. From small pots gradually shift the plants into larger sizes, 

 employing a compost of equal parts loam, peat, aud leaf soil, with a sprinkling of sand. 

 The pots must be well drained, and abundance of water supplied to the roots, together 

 with frequent syringings of the foliage. The plants will thrive and flower freely in a 

 shady position in an ordinary plant stove. 



Codleum. — See Ceoton. 



