. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. if CULTIVATION AND AN ALTS IS OF PLANTS. buds and flowers making its splendors conspicuous at a very considerable distance. The large, trifid leaves and general robust habit of the plant also add their attractions. As a window plant it is a fine ornament, but requires more root-room than can ordinarily be allowed it. A rich, blac
. The floral kingdom : its history, sentiment and poetry : A dictionary of more than three hundred plants, with the genera and families to which they belong, and the language of each illustrated with appropriate gems to poetry . Flower language; Flowers in literature. if CULTIVATION AND AN ALTS IS OF PLANTS. buds and flowers making its splendors conspicuous at a very considerable distance. The large, trifid leaves and general robust habit of the plant also add their attractions. As a window plant it is a fine ornament, but requires more root-room than can ordinarily be allowed it. A rich, black or yellow loam well stirred up is the best soil for this plant, though it will grow in almost any kind of earth. In the summer months the growing plants must have a fair supply of water; and be taken up before or soon after the first slight frost. If allowed to endure the early frost, they should be previously protected by four or five inches of extra soil around the roots. During the winter they may be kept in any dry cellar, protected from frost, but not wholly deprived of moisture; a covering of moss or damp sand around the dormant roots will meet this requirement. Early in summer, say in May, they may be set out for the season, care being taken to protect them in the colder latitudes from the later frosts, when they will bloom from June to October. They can be propagated from cuttings of small shoots or raised from the seed; but those who want large plants soon will find it most convenient to buy them already in an advanced condition from the florists. Good, large, specimen plants of the E. crista-galli, which is the favorite species, are commonly sold at a very moderate FITTON'I^. ITTONIA is a very ornamental plant of the Bottle-brush tribe, a subdivision of the Myrtle family, and is largely utilized for hanging- baskets, ferneries and Wardian cases, where the atmosphere is moist and still. It can, however, be grown as a single specimen, in a sepa- rate pot or am
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