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COMBRETUM LATIFOLIUM. 
flowering plant ; but further acquaintance with it has fully shown us, that such is 
only the case when it is imperfectly supplied with the means of growth. 
For covering a trellis in the back of a stove, or training round a pillar, it 
appears to be peculiarly well adapted, from the amplitude and beauty of its 
foliage, which will show to much greater advantage in such a situation than if the 
branches are trained under a rafter. To realise the true character of the species, it 
should be planted in a warm border, or roomy compartment, where the roots can 
ramble more freely than in a pot. When the roots are cramped and confined 
within a small space, flowers are only scantily developed. A rich loamy earth, 
prepared from the surface of a pasture-field, mixed with a portion of decaying 
leaves, to prevent the particles from running too closely together, makes a favour- 
able compost. It may or may not have an addition of peat earth. 
Cuttings planted in sand, with a moist bottom-heat, take root with tolerable 
freedom. 
