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THE MANUAL OF GARDENING. 
Mimulus Moschatus, Musk Plant , is a small species of the 
Monkey Flower, which has rapidly risen into favour for its 
beauty and strong musky fragrance : it has the great advantage 
of not requiring much light, and of thriving in pots in our win- 
dows. It is propagated by dividing the roots, or by cuttings, 
which will strike readily if taken off about three inches long 
below a joint, and placed under a glass, giving water occasion- 
ally. When they have struck, the glass must be withdrawn 
gradually. They like shade and water : if not sheltered they 
will die down in winter, but shoot up again in the spring. 
There are some larger varieties extremely beautiful. 
Myrtus. — The Myrtle has long been a favourite evergreen 
in the green-house ; the flowers though plain are agreeable, and 
the fragrance of the foliage, when passed through the hand, is 
generally admired. M. tomentosa is rather conspicuous than 
otherwise from the variations in shade, which the flowers assume 
in their several stages. 
Nerium, (Oleander.) — Of this plant there are numerous spe- 
cies, or perhaps more properly speaking, varieties. N. Splen- 
dans, macrophylla , luted, striata, are each desirable. The 
foliage is in itself ornamental, and as they are easily kept, quite 
an acquisition to a collection of hardy green-house plants. 
Passiflora. — The Passion Flower is an old and widely 
known plant, of which the ccerula, or common blue species, is 
extensively cultivated. There is a hybrid, princeps-ccerulea, 
with blue and scarlet flowers (see figure in Floral Magazine,) 
beside several others, some with small and very neat flowers, 
others with gaudy ones. The P. ccerulea if planted on a rich 
border and in a warm situation, will run wildly, and cover a 
large space. Before cold weather re-pot it, and place it under 
shelter. 
Pelargonium, (Geranium.) — These are great and deserved 
favourites. Every one who has the least taste for flowers pro- 
cures a Geranium ; the varieties are almost endless. It is said 
the number considerably exceeds a thousand, of course many 
must closely resemble others, so much so as scarcely to be dis- 
tinguished. Within a few years a large number of beautiful 
hybrid seedlings have been produced, which as far exceed the old 
varieties, as can readily be conceived. The colours are gener- 
ally brilliant ; in some a single shade predominates, others are 
curiously blotched, striped and shaded in an unique manner. 
The whole family are generally kept in pots the year round ; 
but where it can be avoided this is injudicious, a better method 
at least with the hardier sorts will be pointed out as we pro- 
ceed. The pots generally employed are too small to allow the 
root sufficient room to expand ; and consequently the flowers do 
