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HOVEA PUNGENS; var. MAJOR. 
extensive culture. A greenhouse shrub, of dwarf character, and possessing such 
qualities, can hardly fail to be much esteemed. 
If potted in the usual mixture of loam, heath-mould, and sand, it will thrive 
vigorously, and should be kept in a light and airy part of the greenhouse, and 
potted and watered with care. To render it more bushy than it w^ould naturally 
be, and prevent it from growing up with a single stem and merely a few side 
branches, the main shoot should be stopped while young, either in the winter, or 
while progressing, and the young laterals should be also shortened in an early stage 
of their advancement. This will make it profuse in the production of branches, 
which will improve its appearance, and enable it to bear a much greater portion 
of inflorescence. 
There is no difficulty in causing cuttings to root if they be potted in sandy 
earth, placed in a very slight bottom heat, and partially shaded. The spring is 
the best time for preparing them. 
