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stage it is well-nigh impossible to dis- 
lodge the pests from the dense clusters. 
Cuttings may be taken at any 
season and should consist of 
three or four joints of healthy wood. 
If these be cutabouthalf-an-inchbelow 
a joint and then split upward, it will 
greatly aid in rooting. When so pre- 
pared they may be inserted somewhat 
thickly in five-inch pots, put in a warm 
case with good bottom heat, and kept 
well watered. As soon as well rooted — 
usually in about five weeks time — ifhey 
should be potted off" separately/ into 
three-inch pots and so grown on,taking 
care never to over-pot theyoungplants. 
Ixoras Dufii and IVestii -^x^ two kinds 
that need extra care, being somewhat 
shy at rooting, which in their case often 
takes from ten to twelve weeks. 
About 1 00 species are known, but of 
the 30 varieties in cultivation by far the 
greater number are of garden origin. 
As there is much sameness in the colour 
of many kinds, I shall recommend only 
the best and most distinct for all pur- 
poses. The few white kinds including 
alba and Ct^/t^/have fiowers so fleeting 
and comparatively inefiective as to 
possess no market value. Ttie niost dis- 
tinct kinds nowgrown are as^ctllows :— 
Ixoraacwninata. — A very distinct kind with 
white flowers and powerfully scented, but like 
most of the white-flowered kinds this has little- 
to recommend it. The flowers are very short 
in the stem, of little substance, and fade so 
quickly that the plant is of value only for 
collections. 
1. amabilis. — A plant of vigorous growth, 
compact, and with large trusses; colour a deep 
salmon shaded with orange. 
/. aurantiaca. — A neat and pleasing kind in 
which the foliage is considerably smaller than 
in most Ixoras. The flowers are not large, and 
come in clusters 2 to 4 inches across and of 
deep orange colour flamed with crimson. 
/. cocc'mea superba. — A form of one of the 
wild plants from Java, somewhat less vigorous 
than many of the garden varieties but desirable 
for its fine colour. Flowers of great substance, 
with broad thick petals of a rich salmon-red 
colour. 
/. Dixiaua. — Also a garden seedling, of 
vigorous growth, good constitution, and of 
the easiest culture. Flower-heads 4 to 7 inches 
in diameter and deep yellow in colour deepen- 
ing to orange-red. 
1. Fraser/.—^e^Q^d^r vigorous plant of gar- 
p^en op^Wand one oflle most useful for decora- 
tion, its fine colour/ and the abundance of its 
I rounded trusses (measuring 6 to 8 inchesacross) 
! rendering it one ofi^e finest of the group, 
j Flowers a fiery salmal shading to crimson- 
scarlet in the tube. j 
1. liitea. — A 'vdistiirct plant in which the 
leav^es are of a paler green and the flowers of 
a clear yellow. Very free in flower, with trusses 
measuring 4 to 6 inches across. 
/. macrothyrsa. — The great merit of this 
fine plant is its enormous heads of flower of 
intense colour. To secure the best results this 
kind should be grown with a single stem from 
cuttings taken in summer or early autumn. 
These make fine plants of 3 to 4 feet high by 
October of the following year — the month in 
which it appears at its best. The colour of 
the flowers is a rich vermilion shaded with 
crimson, and the bold smooth leaves are often 
nearly a foot long. Syn. /. Dufjii. 
I. Pilgrimi. — One of the best in its con- 
stitution, fine habit, and the freedom with 
which its bright orange-scarlet clusters, nearly 
7 inches in diameter, are produced. It is a 
ganien cross from Will'iamsii^ itself a cross, and 
A-liilfthat kind will succeed with less heat than 
most other Ixoras. 
I.Prince of Orange. — A garden form oilxora 
stricta and a good companion to aurantiaca., 
distinct in its rich orange-red colour. Growth 
free and compact. 
/. Westii. — A very distinct garden variety, 
with flowers of a charming shade of blush- 
pink, becoming darker with age. A plant of 
bold and distinct habit with large leaves. To 
