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season. C. antarctica is better known. 
Clematis — This popular outdoor vine is 
sometimes successfully used as a house 
plant, and has the advantage of doing well 
in a low temperature. Cuttings rooted in 
June and grown on will make good plants, 
but the best way will be to get at the flor¬ 
ists two or three plants of the splendid new 
varieties now to be had. 
Hoya carnosa — ^This is commonly 
known as the wax plant on account of its 
thick leaves and wax-like flowers, which 
are a delicate pink, and borne in large pen¬ 
dulous umbels. It is easily cared for; 
give all sun in summer and keep mod¬ 
erately dry in winter. Leave the old 
flower stalks on the plant. Cuttings may 
be rooted in early spring in pots, plunged 
in bottom heat. 
Manettia — This is a cheery, free flower¬ 
ing little vine, especially good for cover¬ 
ing a small trellis in a pot. The brilliant 
little flowers, white, blue or red and yel¬ 
low, are very welcome winter visitors. 
Cuttings root easily in summer and the 
plants are very easily cared for. being par¬ 
ticularly free from insect pests. 
Mumiilus moschafus — This is the com¬ 
mon “musk plant” which, according to 
one’s taste, is pleasant — or the opposite. 
It is of creeping habit and has very pretty 
foliage. There are a number of varieties. 
That described above is covered with small 
yellow flowers. M. M. Harrisonii has 
large flowers. M. cardinah's red flowers 
and is dwarf in habit. M. glutinosus is 
erect in habit, with salmon colored flowers. 
Othonna crassifolia — This pretty little 
yellow flowered trailing plant, sometimes 
known as “Little Pickles,” is quite a favor¬ 
ite for boxes, or as a hanging or bracket 
plant. It should be given the full sun, but 
little water in winter. When too long it 
may be cut back freely. Root cuttings, or 
the small tufts along the trailing stems, 
in spring. 
Smilax — In some ways this is the most 
airily beautiful and graceful of all the 
decorative vines. And it is valuable not 
only for its own beauty, but for its useful¬ 
ness in setting off the beauty of other 
flowers. It is very easily grown if kept 
on the warm side, and given plenty of 
root room. Care should be taken to pro¬ 
vide green colored strings for the vines 
to climb up. as they make a very rapid 
growth when once started. The best way 
to provide plants is to get a few from the 
florist late in the spring, or start from seed 
in February. New plants do better than 
those kept two seasons. 
Sweet Peas—Of late years a great deal 
has been done with sweet peas in winter, 
and where one can give them plenty of 
light, they will do well inside. Plentv of 
air and a temperature a little on the cool 
side, with rich soil, will suit them. Start 
seed in very early fall, or in winter, ac¬ 
cording as you want bloom early or late. 
There are now a number of varieties 
.grown especially for winter work, such as 
Christmas Pink, Christmas White, etc. 
Other successful house plants are morn- 
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