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phere of 60" to 65° by day, and 50° at night ; and be sparingly watered. Give 
liquid manure once a week after the flower-buds stait. Pot old plants in May, 
in the same manner as eupatoriums, and keep them in a warm but shady place, 
out of doors, till September, with only water enough to prevent them from droop- 
ing. Before potting cut them in closely, and make new plants of those cuttings 
by rooting them in moist sand under a glass, in the sunshine ; or plant the see 
in a sunny and sheltered spot. In August pot them and tie carefully to a light 
trellis till they are two feet high, then trim off the most slender branches — in 
fact cut them in pretty close and let them stand alone. This is a delicate plant, 
but may be strengthened and hardened by this close trimming and a careful 
management of its supplies of heat and moisture. It needs a good deal of air — 
does best when wide breathing space is allowed. 
The Lantana. 
The Lantana requires similar soil and treatment to the Calceolaria — except 
that it is of a stouter, a more woody nature, and needs no support. Its compact 
head of flowers of different and changing hues — white, crimson, scarlet, orange, 
and yellow, sometimes all in the same spike, is always an object of great in- 
terest, though its peculiar perfume is not universally agreeable. 
Tlie Pi/rethrum. 
A very desirable window plant is the Pyrethrum, sometimes called Mountain 
Daisy ; it is found in great profusion in the mountainous regions of Asia. This 
will grow in ordinary soil with very little care, and its delicate light green foliage, 
crowned with dense clusters of snow-white blossoms, contrasts finely with the 
deeper colorings of Calceolarias and Lan tanas. Old plants should be cut to their 
roots, and both roots and cuttings be set in a garden-bed in May or June, and 
treated as common out-of-door plants. Pinch out all flower-buds till they are 
taken to the house. In September pot them with the same soil in which they 
have been growing. Keep them in the shade, with occasional watering, for a 
fortnight, then bring them within doors. The Pyrethrum does best in a mod 
erate temperature with scanty watering. 
Tlie Chrysanthemums . 
The Chrysanthemum (it gets its name from the Greek words for gold and 
flower — many species bear yellow flowers), though commoml)' classed with out- 
of-door plants, should be made to lend its beauty to every parlor through the 
months of October, November and December. After flowering, Chrysanthemums 
must be set in a dark, cool place — a cellar, or any damp dark place where they 
will not freeze— till May. Then give them the same treatment as Pyrethruma, 
with which they are often classed ; but they require free watering. Soapsuds 
will make them grow stont and strong through the summer. After thej' arc 
potted give liquid manure twice a week till the buds begin to unfold, then with- 
hold it entirely 
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