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" Windmill " Cirrhopetalum. It has a raceme of golden-yellow flowers, 

 which are arranged around the top of the spike so as to be sensitive to 

 the slightest current of air, Cirrhopetalums are all dwarf in habit, and 

 thus occupy but .little space, especially as they thrive in teak- wood baskets 



or shallow pans suspended close to the roof, in which position their 

 umbrella-shaped trusses of singular flowers are displayed to the best 

 advantage. The baskets or pans should be filled to about three-fourths 

 of their depth with clean crocks or charcoal, the advantage of charcoal 

 over crocks consisting in its lightness. Place a layer of moss over the 



