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be too great. It is quite an easy matter to make up a bouquet sufficiently 
firm that it will endure a considerable amount of shaking without harm, and 
yet to leave it loose enough for every stalk to act as nature intended it, as 
the purveyor of nutriment to the leaves and flowers. There is, indeed, no 
necessity to tie flowers at all for home use, and only when necessity really 
requires it should any kind of ligature be employed. 
FLOWERS SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY UNDER GAS OR ELECTRIC LIGHT. 
The various shades of mauve, purple, and yellow do not come out well by 
gas-light. We have avoided them, and in the undermentioned selection have 
named those only which have a peculiarly bright and effective appearance 
when seen under the influence of this form of artificial light. 
The best of those requiring a stove temperature are the following, namely : 
A chimenes coccinea . 
Ale June a fulgens. Aschynanthus splendidus. 
Amaryllis or Hippeastrums, all the scarlet varieties. 
Anthurium Scherzerianum. Aphelandra auriantiaca , A. Roezli . 
Begonias (tuberous), scarlet and white varieties. 
Clerodendron Balfouri. 
Crinums , in variety. 
Dipladenia Bolivensis , D. amablis , D. Brearleyana. 
Epiphyllum truncatum , E. truncatum aurantiacum , E. truncatum violaceum. 
Eucharis amazonica , E. Candida , E. Mastersii. 
Euphorbia jacquiniflora. 
Eurycles australasica. 
Gesnera Blassi , G. exoniensis , G. refulgens , G. zebrina sple?idens. 
Gardenia citriodora , G.florida . 
Gloxinias , white and scarlet varieties. 
Hoy a Bella. 
Impatiens Sultanii. 
Ixoras , in variety. 
Justicia coccinea J. speciosa . 
Orchids , white or rose-coloured. 
Pancratiums fragrans. 
Pomsettia pulcherruna . 
Plumbago coccinea superba . 
Thyrsacanthus rutilans. 
