CALCEOLARIA® 
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The Epiphvllum truncatum and other small kinds 
make pretty Plants when grafted on stronger kinds; 
the C. triangularis, is much used for a stock, and re¬ 
quires to be kept warm and a little moist in winters 
for, being a tropical plant, if it gets chilled, it is very 
apt to decay at the roots. 
The C. speciosissimus makes a good stock, and the 
time to graft them is from August to October. It is 
very easy to graft, merely by making an incision in the 
stock and inserting the scion and making it fast. Cut¬ 
tings will grow in any season of the year in a Green¬ 
house ; they root very freely if taken from the old Plant 
in December or January, and laid to dry a few days, 
then planted in pots in the same kind of soil they are 
grown in, and placed near the flues, and kept a little 
moist. Put one cutting in a pot, according to its size, 
pressing the soil firmly in the pots, and keep it a little 
moist, and they will root, and very often flower the 
same spring. 
The E. truncatum, violaceum, and russellianum, 
are pretty Plants for rooms, as they flower in winter. 
CALCEOLARIA, (or slipper wort.) 
Is a very showy plant of easy cultivation, of which 
there are many varieties. They grow well in a mix¬ 
ture of light sandy loam, one-third of peat and leaf 
mould, one-third decayed manure, and some white 
sand. If the peat is lumpy, it should be rubbed 
through the hands to break the lumps, which is better 
