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Comtesse Mory, blush turning to rose. 
Fillonii, yellow, changing to purple. 
Fulgens mutalnlis, scarlet and yellow. 
Garibaldi, lilac. 
Imperatrice Eugenie, blush and white 
Snowball, purest of white. 
Surpasse, lilac, with yellow. 
Zanthena, scarlet buff and lemon-color. 
The Hoya, or Wax Plant. 
This plant will thrive splendidly in a close, hot room. It does not require 
much moisture, but loves heat. It is a fine plant to droop over pictures or train 
about windows. The pot can be placed on a high shelf near a window, and the 
branches trained so that they will have the warm air at the top of the room. 
The IIo3'a requires a soil of peat, loam and a little sand, and if liquid manure 
is given every fortnight it will not need repotting oftener than four or five years, 
as it does not root vigorously. 
The flower stalks bloom anew year after year, so the}'^ should not be cut oflf 
when the petals drop. 
The best way of propagating tliis plant is by layers, though cuttings can some- 
times be started with much bottom heat. 
The leaves are of a deep, waxy green, and the flowers are cream-colored, with 
dark chocolate stamens, and possess a peculiar fragrance, often likened to the 
odor of fresh baked bread. They bloom in full clusters, and secrete a honey 
like juice. 
The Ilcya i.-; not commonly cuUivated, yet it merits attention 
