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ERANTHEMUM STRXCTUM. 
Our drawing was made in February last, at the nursery of Messrs. Henderson, 
Pine-apple Place, Edgeware Road, where it flowered in fine perfection. 
It may be grown in a common greenhouse, with the ordinary treatment of tender 
greenhouse plants ; but to have it in perfection, the temperature of a stove is neces- 
sary. If grown in a pot, it must be allowed abundance of pot-room, as it is a robust 
grower, and if cramped at the roots, the foliage soon becomes ragged and shabby, 
and the flower-spikes are small and insignificant. But, like the E. pulchellum, to 
realise its highest character it should be planted in a border, in good, rich, loamy 
soil. During the time of growth, a very liberal supply of water is indispensable. 
It may be increased readily by cuttings, planted either in pots of sand, or light 
sandy soil, and placed in a moist bottom heat ; and if, when struck, they are potted 
off, and allowed plenty of root-room, they will make very fine plants in the course 
of one season. 
The name is derived from ear, spring, and anthos, a flow r er ; in allusion, perhaps, 
to several of the species flowering in an early part of the year. 
