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flowering species is desired, plant H. (Oestrum) aurantiacum. Hard pruning is apt to 

 promote too rank growth. Better results attend the practice of cutting out much of 

 the old wood and spray, lightly shortening and laying in the reserved shoots in 

 February. Habrothamnuses are very liable to attacks of green fly, these insects 

 causing the flowers to drop prematurely. Nicotine vapour is the best remedy. 



Hibbertia. — Among the neat-growing, twining plants, ought to be included H. 

 volubilis. This produces yellow flowers freely all through the summer. Plant in 

 equal parts of loam and peat, with a little sand added. Prune unruly shoots in 

 February. The character of the flowers is represented on page 193, Vol. II. 



Jasmin um. — If only one Jasminum is grown, the preference may well be given 

 to J. grandiflorum. When first planted the progress made by this species is slow, 

 hence its description — "a warm, greenhouse bush"; but if it is not neglected in 

 any way, it will gradually forge ahead and clothe a pillar effectually, producing 

 its fine, whitish, sweetly-scented flowers in the spring. J. angulare and J. de 

 Poiteau are stronger growers ; these rambling to a considerable distance, and, if 

 suspended to girders, require little or no attention in the way of pruning beyond 

 an occasional thin-out in February. Plant Jasminums in equal parts of loam, peat 

 and leaf soil, adding sand. They are coarse-rooted, and require abundance of water 

 during the growing period. 



Lasiandra. — L. macrantha, also known as Pleroma macrantha, is a grand plant 

 for training loosely against walls and pillars. Under favourable conditions it grows 

 strongly, and during the spring and summer months produces numerous fine, violet- 

 purple flowers. P. macrantha floribunda is a dwarf form of it, this succeeding well 

 in pots. Any time from February to September cuttings of firm, short shoots may 

 be inserted in sandy soil, and rooted in a temperature from 70° to 80°. Top the 

 young plants to make them bushy ; or, if desired, the dwarf form may be allowed 

 to branch and flower naturally. The species should be planted out in a narrow 

 border, or grown in a large pot or tub. Prune moderately hard in February. 



Lonicera. — The one great drawback to honeysuckles is their extreme liability 

 to attacks from aphides and red spider, and but for this, they would be more 

 frequently seen in conservatories. L. sempervirens minor is the most popular species, 

 this very free-flowering evergreen succeeding well in the coolest of positions. 

 Although it soon fails when the roots are confined to pots, they ought not to have 

 an unlimited border-space assigned them, as this may cause the plants to grow 



