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a good growtli under the influence of onr weak northern 

 snn. Never assuming the imposing proportions of other 

 plants mentioned here, it is best adapted for select mixed 

 groups^ and in small gardens as isolated specimens amongst 

 low bedding plants. It requires stove treatment^ and is 

 propagated from cuttings. In all cases it is better to use 

 plants with single stems. It is especially valuable in con- 

 sequence of doing perfectly well in the dry air of inhabited 

 rooms^ and this will enable many to enjoy a fine-leaved 

 plant in the flower garden who have not a glass house of 

 any kind on their premises. 



Fig. 69. 



Monstera deliciosa. 



MoNSTERA DELICIOSA. — TMs vcry rcmarkablc-looking plant 

 has been found to bear being placed in the open air with 

 impunity in shady and sheltered spots. Its great perfo- 

 rated leaves look so singular that everybody should grow it 

 who has a stove in which to do so_, and it is so readily 

 grown and propagated that a plant may soon be spared for 

 placing in the open air during the warmer months. 



MusA Ensete. — The noblest of all the plants yet used 



