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Abundant heat and light are essential, 
and an atmosphere well charged with 
moisture. Some air may be admitted 
in very hot weather, but the temperature 
must never fall below 56 to 60 degrees. 
When the flower-heads are about th ree- 
developed the plants should be 
y house or corridor. 
parti 
removed toalightair 
tage under artificial light. Even when 
cut I have known the trusses to keep 
in perfect condition for eighteen days, 
and Ixora mac7'0thyrsa (^Duffii) yields 
heads of fully 16 inches across which 
preserve their beauty for nearly five 
weeks. Added to these merits are their 
easy culture and the possibility of having 
them in flower at almost 
any season including mid- 
winter, while the certainty 
that much might be di^' 
among the Ixoras b^cien 
tific crossing shouldVbe a 
further stimulus to^those 
for whom such wprk has 
interest. \ 
The. best "soil -for 
Culture. 
Ixoras is com- 
posed of equal parts of loam 
and peat with a sprinkling of 
sand, and this mixture will 
do in all stages of growth, 
crumbling it more finely 
for small plants and using 
it rough for those of larger 
growth. Water should be 
given freely especially in 
the growing season, and the 
plants never left to get dry, 
though they need far less in 
winter. Liquid manure may be added 
once a week until the buds begin to swell . 
To secure shapely plants attention rnu^" be sufficiently firm to serve with safety 
be given to stopping, every shoot being for all the purposes of indoor decora 
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left for a few days 
'Flora.') 
ursery, Edmonton. 
and left for a few days to harden in this 
cooler atmosphere ; after this they will 
pinched at the same time and with due 
allowance for strong and weak growth 
as the case may be. If a plant has a 
few very strong shoots they should be 
cut two joints below all the others, and 
this will generally give a good result. 
tion. rhe three enemies of the Ixora arc 
mealy-bug, scale, and red-spider, all of 
which may be kept under if the plants 
are freely syringed two or three times 
a day. Especial care is needed as the 
flowers develop, for if attacked at this 
