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HOVEA SPLENDENS. 
the shoots in winter, or while they are growing, though this must always be done 
when the plants are young and small. 
Unless the roots of these plants are carefully watered, and the soil kept well 
drained, there is no tribe more likely to die off in a sudden manner when they 
have attained any size. They should be potted high in the centre of the pot, so as 
to have the junction of the roots with the stem almost bare ; and we would prefer 
a soil with more of light open loam in it than one containing so much heath-mould 
as is commonly used. But whatever soil be chosen, it should be well mixed with 
pieces of broken stone or potsherds for drainage. 
The species is increased by cuttings, which should be put in during the spring 
months, if possible, and may be struck in the usual manner. 
Mr. Anthony Pantaleon Hove, a Polish botanist, and a traveller in the Crimea, 
is commemorated by the generic name. 
