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not, however, be said to be entirely hardy, and I account it a little less so 
than 03. macrocarpa. Like that species it cannot endure a wet sodden 
soil in winter, and it has been recommended to remove the soil from round 
the crown of the plants in autumn, replacing with dry sandy compost, 
and then during the winter putting a little mound of sawdust or cocoa 
fibre over each, covering the whole with an inverted flower pot or hand- 
CE. speciosa. —A handsome white-flowered species, 18 inches to 2 feet 
high. It flowers profusely on a lengthened spike, each flower 3 to 4 
inches across. They are more fragrant, and also appear to expand more 
frequently during the daytime than those of many of the other sorts. It 
is also unique in preserving its colour to the last, not fading off pink or 
ro=e like the others. It is sometimes used as a bedding plant, but this is 
Tig. 64.— CExgthera anisoloba. 
glass. This may be necessary in clayey soils, but in those of a lighter 
texture a handful of oriel fern laid over each plant and pegged down 
with two stout willow eprjys is all that is required. For soil it prefers a 
mixture of peat and 1< am, rich and open, but not too dry. As it cannot 
be so conveniently propagated from layers as the prostrate sorts, careful 
division of the crowns early in autumn is advisable. 
not its forte, as it does not show to advantage amongst its garish neighbours. 
The root leaves are twice pinnatifid, those of the stem remotely toothed 
and slightly downy. Blooms from June until late in autumn. 
03. fkuticosa. —A robust yellow-flowering sort, with half-woody stems, 
which, growing erect at first, afterwards assume a decumbent habit. The 
flower stems, which are seldom branched, rise to a height of between 
