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naturally. After flowering they may be lightly pruned, merely removing loose growth, 

 and if the soil is well occupied with roots, give a small shift in February or March. 

 In this way large plants can be kept in good health many years, as they do not 

 require much pot room. 



ruellia. — A genus of perennial herbs and shrubs, some few of which are cultivated 

 in plant stoves for the beauty of their flowers. The best of them are E. Baikiei, West 

 Africa, flowers in terminal panicles, scarlet, winter ; E. macrantha, flowers a rosy-purple 

 colour ; and E. rosea, Brazil, flowers rose-coloured, summer. They are propagated in 

 spring and summer by cuttings inserted in light sandy soil, covering with glass, in 

 a temperature of 75° to 80°. Pot in a mixture of equal parts of loam, peat, and leaf soil, 

 with a little sand, and grow the plants in a shady part of an ordinary plant stove. 



russelia. — E. juncea, Mexico, is the only species met with in private gardens. 

 It forms erect growths, with pendulous rush-like branches, and produces scarlet flowers 

 in loose racemes in the summer. It is propagated by cuttings, inserted in light sandy 

 soil in a brisk heat, or by layering. Pot in equal parts of loam and leaf soil and a little 

 sand. Grow the plants in a sunny position, and keep them well supplied with water in 

 the summer, reducing the quantity considerably during the winter months. 



sanchezia. — A small genus, usually represented in collections of stove plants by 

 a single species — S. nobilis variegata. This plant attains a height of 2 feet, and forms 

 long, broad leaves showily striped with yellow. It is increased by cuttings of young 

 shoots, inserted during spring and summer in light sandy soil, in an ordinary propagating 

 frame. From small pots give a liberal shift, using a mixture of loam, peat, leaf soil, or 

 well-decayed manure, and sand. A somewhat shady position is suitable for the plants, 

 and a few strong shoots will be found more imposing than a greater number of weakly 

 ones. They may be cut down in March, have their roots partially freed of soil, and 

 be potted into the same size of pot they were in before ; affording a shift if desirable 

 about six weeks later. 



Scutellaria. — To about three species of Scutellaria the hackneyed expression, 

 "they are not so much grown as they ought to be," may safely be applied. A few 

 plants, in good condition, serve to brighten a plant stove or warm greenhouse during 

 several months of the year. S. Moccuriana, Mexico, attains a height of 18 inches, and 

 during the winter produces spikes of bright scarlet flowers from the point of almost every 

 shoot. S. pulchella (syn. S. grandiflora), Altaian Alps, produces spikes of purplish 

 flowers with the greatest freedom ; while the flowers of S. villosa, Peru, are scarlet 



