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rather severely pruned with a view to securing numerous long and strong shoots to 

 flower the following season. Teas — Niphetos, Madame Lambard, Perle des Jardins, 

 Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir d'un Ami, Souvenir de Therese Levet, Sofrano, Francisca 

 Kriiger, Anna Olivier, Comtesse de Nadaillac and Isabella Sprunt are among the 

 varieties that succeed against conservatory walls and pillars. Plant in a rich, loamy 

 compost, as they cannot well be grown too strongly. Syringe with soapy water for 

 preventing insect and mildew attacks. Prune the Teas moderately hard in February, 

 cutting out spray and shortening the stronger leading shoots to about one-half of their 

 length, and the side growths to the second or third joints; also cut the flowers, 

 whenever wanted, with long stems ; this hard spring and summer pruning causes the 

 plants to break afresh more strongly and to flower better than is the case when little or 

 no pruning is done. 



Solanum Jasmtnoides. — This white-flowering species is nearly hardy and succeeds 

 in a cool conservatory. Unless starved at the roots, a single plant is capable of clothing 

 a fairly large roof with flowering growths during the greater part of the year. Cuttings 

 of young shoots inserted in sandy peat during March or April, and given a temperature 

 of 65° to 70°, will emit roots freely. The plants may be flowered either in large pots or 

 planted in a narrow border, employing equal parts of loam, peat and leaf-soil, with a 

 little sharp sand. The leading growths are apt to twine round wires or anything else 

 they come in contact with, and it is well, therefore, to prevent this by training fre- 

 quently. In February all loose growths should be shortened back to near the old wood, 

 and soon after the plants in pots or tubs should be turned out, have the ball of soil 

 and roots considerably reduced, and be then returned to much the same size as they 

 were in before, using a generous compost and pressing it firmly. 



Sollya. — Blue flowering climbers are somewhat scarce, and, as very little room 

 would be taken up by S. heterophylla and S. linearis, these evergreen species, one or 

 both, ought to be grown in most conservatories. They may be planted in 

 beds or grown in moderately large, well-drained pots. The soil suitable is a 

 mixture of two parts peat to one of loam, with a little sand. Train up the wires 

 attached to pillars and rafters. They may be grown in the full sun, but should be 

 syringed daily, and kept in a moist state at the roots. Propagate by cuttings inserted 

 in sand, in a temperature of 65° to 75°, cover with a bell-glass. 



Tacsonias.— These are admirably adapted for clothing the roof and festooning 

 rafters and girders with long flowering trails, and nothing much showier or attractive 



