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THE AMATEUR’S GREENHOUSE
which they produce their flowers during the spring and early summer, and the ease with which they can be cultivated successfully. They require a dry and cool position during the winter, and should be placed out of doors in the summer. They thrive well in peat and loam incorporated together in equal proportions, and a liberal quantity of sand then added. They can be pruned if necessary, but with proper management no pruning will be required. Three kinds will suffice for a small collection, and the best three are E. buxifolius, pink; E. cuspidatus, red; and E. latifolium, white.
Embothrium.—A splendid genus of nearly hardy shrubs adapted for the cool conservatory. The soil they require is a
EMBOTHRIUM COCCINEUM.
