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out laterals : these again should be stopped until the plants 
have attained a size sufficient to warrant their blooming. 
The pretty Cosmelia rubra occurs next in order. Its habit 
and manner of flowering closely resemble that of the Epacris , 
though the flowers themselves are larger and more deeply 
coloured. It succeeds under the same treatment. 
Fabiana imbricata, although recently found to be sufficiently 
hardy to bear exposure to our winters, still merits a place in the 
greenhouse, on account of its precocity and its lovely heath-like 
pure white blossoms. 
Pultenia stricta, an old and somewhat neglected, yet cer¬ 
tainly beautiful, species, when properly managed, is highly 
desirable: its spikes of bright yellow and red, pea-shaped 
flowers, copiously produced, render it a most pleasing object. 
This plant should be pruned closely back as soon as the flower¬ 
ing is over, which will keep it dwarf and handsome. 
Chorozema. I need not enlarge on the beauties of this 
genus; it is universally grown, and therefore needs no com¬ 
mendation. A large pot and frequent stopping will speedily 
produce fine plants. 
Eutaxia myrtifolia is, like the Pultencea , a plant whose beauty 
depends entirely on the management it receives. During the 
summer and autumn every new shoot should be stopped as soon 
as it has attained two, or at most three, joints : thus it may be 
formed into an extremely neat compact dwarf shrub. It is a 
most profuse bloomer. 
Pimelea. This genus, with its capitate heads of lovely pink, 
white, and red flowers, maybe classed among the best of green^ 
house plants. They are generally of easy management, though 
I have found some difficulty with P. spectabilis, when growing 
on its own roots: it appears to do better and live longer when 
grafted upon another species. 
Diosma capitata is closely allied to the Pimelea; the colour 
of the flowers is a lively lilac. 
All the above plants succeed under the same treatment : they 
delight in sandy peat containing plenty of fibre, and require 
plenty of air at all times, and should be kept constant^ moist, 
though never saturated, with frequent stopping, to keep them 
close and dwarf. 
Next to these is the Genista , with its splendid corymbs of 
bright yellow blossoms ; these require rich turfy loam to grow 
in, plenty of air and water, and but very little pruning, being 
naturally close, compact-growing plants. 
The Poronias , too, are charming plants ; though not quite so 
early to flower as some others, yet in April and May they are 
fine objects; the prevailing colour in their flowers is a rich rosy 
red. They should be grown in peat, loam, and sand, and make 
rapid progress when grown in large pots. 
