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After blooming towards the end of August the plant must be again cut in, and 
receive the same treatment as in the preceding autumn. Give a small shift at the 
time of introducing them into heat, every spring, and do not forget the weak manure 
water. So long as you can keep the plants shifted, they will continue to bloom ; but 
when they get into the largest-sized pots they may be regarded as mere cumberers 
of the house ; and after blooming, had better be thrown away. Such is the treat- 
ment pursued uniformly with exhibition plants of Ixora grandiflora. They may 
be bloomed in a much smaller state, indeed a dozen or two of small plants, bloomed 
in 48 or 32-sized pots, are very useful for decorative purposes, especially where 
plants are required for the drawing-room, and may be had with very little trouble. 
Next in importance to I. grandiflora comes /. crocata, a plant of smaller growth, 
and very profuse habit of blooming ; in fact it blooms so profusely, that the chief 
difficulty in its management is to get the plants to make good strong shoots without 
blooming. Pursue the same treatment as with /. grandiflora, and keep the bloom 
pinched out until you get strong well-established plants, which will require two or 
three seasons to accomplish satisfactorily. 
