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1’IilMKOSE. 
Tin's class of seeds, as a rule, require the moist at¬ 
mosphere of a greenhouse to bring the plants forward. 
The Cyclamen, Primrose, Smilax and Cineraria, 1 
can recommend for house culture. The seeds of most 
greenhouse plants are delicate and expensive, and per¬ 
sons who want only one or two plants of a kind will 
save money by ordering from growers. To grow 
Smilax in the house, two things must be observed: 
The air should be kept moist by evaporation, and the 
undersides of the leaves of the plants be syringed 
every other day with cold water, to keep off the red 
spider. By doing this, yards of beautiful Smilax can be 
grown from a single bulb, and your other plants kept 
in a healthy condition by the good air. 
Abutilon hybrida, mixed varieties, . 
Calceolaria hybrida tigrina, finely spotted; beautiful flowers, . 
James’ International Prize, saved from the choicest varieties . 
Centaurea gymnocarpa, delicately cut white foliage, . 
candidissima, white leaved plants, similar to Gymnocarpa, leaves less fringed, .„. 
Cineraria hybrida, very choice, mixed varieties ; cover seed lightly . 
Cyclamen Persicum, (See engraving of flower among Novelties in Plant Catalogue.) Seed germin¬ 
ates quicker if soaked a few days . 
Gloxinia hybrida, from Penary’s collection, . 
Heliotrope, best mixed. 
Passion Flower, several choice varieties mixed, . 
Primula Sinensis (Chinese Primrose) limbriata, red; extra fine, . 
flmbriata, white, . 
fimbriata, fringed, white striped witli red, . 
Tlie above mixed, . . . 
Fern-leaved, graceful fern-like foliage; flowers fringed. This I consider the best variety for house 
culture. The plants as they grow old produce strong stalks, and are not as liable to topple 
over as the other varieties. Mixed colors, . 
Smilax, fine climbers, furnishing yards of glossy green trimming. Seeds should be soaked in water 
several days before planting, ... 
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TENDER BULBS. 
GLADIOLUS. 
Within a few years the Gladiolus has been wonderfully 
improved by hybridizing. The beautiful varieties which 
have been produced, have excited the floral world. They 
have bulbous roots and require to be taken up in the fall 
and dried. All are of the simplest culture. Each plant 
should be supported so that it may retain its perpendicu¬ 
lar position. The leaves should not be mutilated. In 
cultivating these varieties, and all other bulbs, the fact 
must nevei be lost sig'ht of, that the bulb during the 
summer is a species of under ground continuation of the 
leaf, while in the winter it is aualagous to the bud of a 
plant; therefore any injury to the leaves during then- 
growth is an injury to the bulb. When the leaves have 
performed their functions they die away naturally; leaves 
ot bulbous plants should therefore never be cut or trim¬ 
med with a view of making them more sightly. The 
ripening of the seeds draws from the bulb, hence it is 
rather a benefit than tin injury to cut the flowers. 
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