. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON STOVE PLANTS. of turfy loam and peat, with the addition of a Httle silver- sand. LucuLiA.—A genus of very handsome cool-stove flowering shrubs from Nepal, producing large trusses of deliciously fragrant, somewhat fleshy flowers. Propagate by cuttings in heat under a bell-glass. Luculias may be grown in pots, but thrive better when planted in a border in a compost of turfy loam, peat, charcoal, and sand, with good drainage. When well established and growing, w^ater and syringe freely. Prune the shoots after floweri
. The Book of gardening; a handbook of horticulture. Gardening; Floriculture. ON STOVE PLANTS. of turfy loam and peat, with the addition of a Httle silver- sand. LucuLiA.—A genus of very handsome cool-stove flowering shrubs from Nepal, producing large trusses of deliciously fragrant, somewhat fleshy flowers. Propagate by cuttings in heat under a bell-glass. Luculias may be grown in pots, but thrive better when planted in a border in a compost of turfy loam, peat, charcoal, and sand, with good drainage. When well established and growing, w^ater and syringe freely. Prune the shoots after flowering, and keep rather dry, allowing the plants to rest for two or three months before again starting into growth. L. gratissima, the best known species, has lovely rose- pink flowers. Z. Pinceana (Fig. 423) has white flowers, changing with age to a rosy hue. Magnolia pumila is an evergreen shrub, native of China, yielding white flowers, which, when in blossom, will fill the whole of the hothouse with a delicious perfume. Propagate by cuttings of half-ripe shoots. The plants thrive best in good fibrous loam, with a little leaf-mould and sand. Medinella,' a beautiful genus of bold, handsome, evergreen shrubs. M. nmabilis, a native of India, has quadrangular-winged stems, with opposite leaves i2in. long by yin. broad, and large erect panicles of rosy-pink flowers. M, Curtisii, a native of Sumatra, has rather fleshy opposite leaves and white flowers in terminal panicles. The peduncles and pedicels are red, and the stamens purple. M. javanensis, from Java, has sessile heart-shaped leaves and terminal panicles of pale flesh-coloured flowers about lin. in diameter, with very dark purple anthers. M. inagnifica (Fig. 424) is a striking plant, with smooth, rich shining green leaves, Sin. to loin. long, and large terminal panicled drooping racemes of rosy-pink flowers, with violet anthers and rose-coloured bracts, which last a long time in per- fection. Propagation is effected by cuttings
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