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stove tank, or share an aquarium with other aquatics. The leaves are oblong and bkmt 

 at the ends, while the flowers are yellow, and borne six to ten in an umbel. June to 

 November. Baised from seeds sown in soil under water in March, and increased 

 by division of the plants in April. Plant G to 9 inches below the surface of water in a 

 mixture of sandy loam, leaf soil and sand. 



manettia. — Among the various plants employed for furnishing pillars, rafters or 

 trellises, in mixed plant stoves should be included Manettias. They are evergreens, of 

 a shrubby climbing habit of growth, not difficult to cultivate, and produce bright 

 tubular flowers during the greater part of the year. M. bicolor, Organ Mountains, 

 flowers bright scarlet and yellow ; M. cordifolia, Brazil, flowers scarlet ; and M. 

 micans, Peru, flowers rich orange, and yellow, are all recommended. Plants may 

 be raised by sowing seeds, in February or March, in light sandy soil, placing the 

 pans in a temperature of 55° to G5° for the seed to germinate. Cuttings of firm 

 young shoots, 2 to 3 inches long, inserted in small pots of sandy soil, kept close 

 in a temperature of 65° to 75°, with the pots plunged in brisk bottom heat, emit 

 roots. Gradually shift the young plants from small pots to other of larger sizes, 

 or plant in boxes or narrow beds of soil consisting of loam, peat, and leaf soil in equal 

 parts, adding pounded charcoal and sand. Train the plants round stakes or pillars and 

 they will then branch naturally. After flowering, prune lightly, simply removing 

 unruly growths, which are not required for furnishing blank spaces. Ee-potting may be 

 done in February or March. High temperatures are not desirable. Give water freely 

 during the growing and flowering season, reducing the supply while the plants are 

 resting. Syringe daily all through the spring and summer months. 



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