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LIST OF STOVE-SHRUBS. 
of the year. It is, however, scarce, because rather difficult to propagate. Cuttings 
will g-enerally grow if planted singly in thimble pots and plunged in a brisk bottom 
heat. Layers also strike pretty well if an incision is made at a joint on the upper 
side of the branch, and a slight twist be given to bring the end of the tongue nicely 
in contact with the soil. But the best way of propagation is to fertilise the stigmas 
during the time of flowering, and seeds will be produced, which should be sown in 
February and plunged in a strong heat, when they will soon vegetate, and the 
young plants be ready to pot off in thimble pots, in a mixture of two parts loam, 
one part heath mould, and one part very rotten dung. Both whilst young, and 
when grown to a large size, this plant is very impatient of water, care must be 
taken, therefore, not to water it indiscriminately with other stove plants. 
JACARANDA. 
J. MiMosiFOLiA. — This is a charming plant ; the delicate appearance of the 
leaves, and the boldness of its trumpet flowers, form a very fine contrast. It 
thrives in a mixture of one part sandy loam, one part heath mould, and one part 
very rotten dung. In winter it is customary to give all the plants of this genus 
very little water, as the check generally has the tendency of throwing them into 
flower. Cuttings of half ripe wood will grow, planted in sand, and plunged in heat. 
LANTANA. 
L. MIXTA and seloi are both very pretty, and remarkably easy of culture, grow- 
ing freely in a mixture of two parts sandy loam, one part heath mould, and one 
part very rotten dung. Cuttings of half ripened wood root very frequently in pots of 
soil plunged in heat. 
LUCULIA. 
L. GRATissiMA. — This pretty plant should be placed in a cool part of the stove. 
It grows freely from cuttings planted in pots of mould, and plunged in a hotbed. 
MAGNOLIA. 
M. oDORATissiMA. — Tliis plant is well known and very deservedly prized in 
our stoves. The delightful fragrance emitted by the flowers when expanded fills 
the surrounding atmosphere to a great distance. It is a native of Java, and was 
introduced a few years ago. The culture is simple ; the plant merely requiring to 
be potted in a mixture of loam and sandy heath mould. It may be increased by 
ripe cuttings planted in sand and plunged in a brisk heat under a glass, and by 
budding. 
MIMOSA. 
Of the several species mentioned in the list, the M. aspeo^ata, latispinosa, pigra, 
and rubicanlis, grow to good sized shrubs ; and, from the delicacy of their foliage, 
form a pleasing contrast to the foliage of most other stove plants. The poly- 
dactyla and pudica seldom form large plants. The pudica is the well known 
inhabitant of our stoves called the sensitive plant. It is usually sown as an annual, 
but if properly preserved from over moisture in winter, when it loses its leaves, it 
grows vigorously for three or four years, often producing seed in the second or 
third year. The true sensitive plant (M. sensitiva) is a biennial climbing plant, 
calculated for a small trellis two or three feet high. They all thrive well in equal 
