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kept within due bounds and to suit the position in which it may 
be planted. When well pruned the growths are stronger, more 
sturdy and compact, and will carry in consequence larger trusses 
of flower than it pruning is not resorted to. 
The treatment which suits Camellias when planted out suits 
this plant well. If the house in which it is grown can be closed 
early with a little sun heat while the plants are making fresh 
growth all the better. After growth is completed Luculias, like 
Camellias, will do with 
dance of water should 
cooler treatment, 
be given both to 
While growing abun- 
the roots and on the 
foliage. The temperature should not be allowed to fall ton low 
in winter. It will do well in any structure ranging from 10° to 
50°, according to external conditions. 
The soil I have found most suitable is a mixture of loam and 
peat (the latter predominating), with plenty of coarse sand and a 
little charcoal to keep the soil porous. 
Thrips is the greatest enemy to this plant ; in fact, I have never 
seen any other insect infest it. Care must be taken never to 
allow the insects to become established, or they soon do much 
injury to the plants. They are generally kept in check by Lberal 
Fig. 85 .—Aduatoda cxdoxijefoua. 
syringings ; but, if further measures are needed, sponging the 
leaves with tobacco water is a safe method of extirpating the 
pest.—S cientia. 
ADHATODA CYDONIiEFOLIA. 
At one time the genus Adhatoda was rather an extensive one, 
as De Candolle enumerates about sixty species, but Bentham 
and Hooker admit only six or eight species ; the other species 
being referred to the genus Jmticia. Adhatoda cydoniaefolia 
may be considered one of the most handsome species of the 
genus. The woodcut (fig. 85) shows the true character of the 
flower. The corolla is tubular and divided into two parts ; the 
upper lip is hooded and almost pure white outside, the inner or 
under surface is light purple, nearly white ; the lower limb is 
divided into three lobes of a bright purple colour, with a narrow 
band of white in the centre towards the throat. The flowers are 
borne in clusters at the termination of each shoot, and are ex¬ 
tremely showy, the plant continuing for several weeks in good con¬ 
dition. It is a plant that is easily cultivated, and is worth a place 
in any collection of plants, and what adds to its value is that it 
blooms at a season when flowers are scarce. Perhaps its one and 
only objection is that it has rather a straggling habit of growth, 
but the way I have overcome this objection is to train it under 
the roof or up a pillar ; in such positions it appears quite at home. 
The best time to propagate it is in spring when it has commenced 
growing. The cuttings strike very readily in a little bottom heat, 
