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well go astray; the Areca’s, Latania's, Cocos, and 
Cliamcerops may be included, and the most useful. 
Plant Lies.— W. Falconer, Mount Forest.—The best 
remedy for the destruction of plant lice is a strong de¬ 
coction of tobacco, applied with a syringe every morn¬ 
ing until they disappear. Where it is convenient, fumi¬ 
gation is preferable; this, however, is not advisable in 
the house. Earth-worms may be destroyed by wetting 
the earth thoroughly with strong lime-water. 
Chrysanthemums.— Belle Cobb. —All the varieties are 
perfectly hardy, but they can be kept in boxes during 
the winter if desirable ; in fact, yours had better not be 
turned until another spring, when they should be sep¬ 
arated, putting each stalk in a pot, alone, or singly in 
the garden. They should not be cut back after August 
1st. The plant you send for name is Artemisia Abro- 
tamun. After your carnations have bloomed, you 
should take cuttiugs from the young stems, and start 
them in sand. 
Poinsettia.— M. ill. P., Berlin, Pa.—This plant is not 
at all adapted for house culture. It requires great heat 
and a moist atmosphere. When in a growing state it 
is impatient of disturbance. During summer the pot 
should be plunged in a good sunny situation, and kept 
liberally watered. In this latitude it should be brought 
into the green-house by the middle of September, and it 
will come into bloom about January 1st. After flower¬ 
ing, put away under a bench or in any vacant place, 
withholding water until about the first of May, when it 
should be re-potted in good, rich soil, and cut back to 
within an inch of the old wood. When in a growing 
state, liquid manure should be given it once a week. 
Begonia Metalica.— Same. —It is an injury to this 
plant to wet the leaves : but, like the rest of the family, 
it should be grown in a humid atmosphere. 
Bouvardias.— Same. —The requirements of the Bou- 
vardia are, a warm, humid atmosphere, plenty of light, 
a good, rich soil, and, when growing rapidly, liberal 
waterings. 
Mulching Lilies.— Same. —By all means give them a 
liberal mulching, as soon as the ground freezes. See 
article on Lilies in the February (1883) number of the 
Cabinet. 
El Spirito Santo. ( Peristeria elata). —This plant can 
be obtained from dealers in orchids. The price will be 
in proportion to the size of the plant, probably from 50 
cents to $10. 
Night-blooming Cereus.— Same: —This, like all the 
others of the Cactus family, requires a season of active 
growth, during which time it needs frequent and 
copious waterings, and a season of perfectrest. During 
the later time no water should be given them, excepting 
sufficient to keep the soil from becoming dust. The 
plants will show plainly when they need rest, by ceas¬ 
ing to grow. 
Ivy .—Miss Lucy Elgin.—Your Ivy, beiDgon the sunny 
side of the house, will need protection every winter, not 
as against frost, but against the sun, which is sure to 
kill it on southern exposures, when on the north side of 
the house it will remain uninjured. 
Fuchsias.— Same .—Your Fuchsias and Hibiscus are 
kept too hot and dry ; the former should be in partial 
shade, and the earth in the pots should not be allowed 
to become dry, in which case the leaves and buds are 
sure to drop. Your only remedy will be to give them 
partial rest, by giving them but little water. About the 
first of February next re-pot them, using very rich soil; 
cut well back, and give them a moist, warm situation. 
Your Hoya, like many other invalids, needs more out- 
of-door life ; it dislikes confinement; put it on the ver¬ 
anda or in the open border, and stop petting it. “ Coc- 
cinneus,” when used as a specific name, means, usually, 
red ; but literally, pure carmine color, slightly tinged 
with yellow. 
Floating Heart .—Several Subscribers —We cannot say 
where the plant can be obtained. It' will probably be 
advertised in our columns during the winter or coming 
spring._ 
Tuberoses, etc .—Davey McDonald —You planted the 
bulbs in too dry a soil. In Mississippi they should be in a 
damp situation. Smilax does bloom; its flowers are pro¬ 
duced in axilary clusters, pure white, and very fragrant. 
Your plant requires rest: the leaves turning yellow indi¬ 
cates that. Cut it close down to the roots and give but 
little water, it will soon commence a new growth. The 
Lilies you mention can be planted in October. 
Shrubby Calceolaria.— J. E. Edwards —These plants 
are readily grown from cuttings. They should be taken 
off in September, and grown on in pots during the 
winter; they come into flower about the first of May, 
when they may be turned out into the open border, but 
they will not succeed unless in a moist, shady situation. 
Geranium leaves should not drop when the plants are in 
flower, excepting an occasional one, as is always the 
case.' We cannot say why yours does. It is a good 
plan to keep your plants cut closely in order to make 
them stocky, as they never have but a few leaves on a 
branch, and if not kept well cut back they will always 
look “ leggy.” The plant sent for name is Vinca Varie- 
gata —Myrtle is a synonym. 
