Vines—See "Grapes".

Pimelias—Very beautiful, compact, and free-growing greenhouse everlasting shrubs The most suitable soil consists of three parts sandy peat and one part loam, with good drainage June or July is their flowering season They may be grown from seed or young cuttings 2 in long, placed in sandy peat, with a little bottom heat Do not give too much water Height, 2 ft to 4 ft.

Mathiola Bicornis (Night-scented Stocks)—A favourite hardy annual whose lilac flowers are fragrant towards evening They may be grown from seed sown between February and May on any ordinary soil Height, 1 ft.

Yucca—This plant, popularly known as Adam's Needle thrives best in dry, sandy loam It is quite hardy, and does well on rock-work, to which it imparts a tropical aspect, Yucca Recurva has fine drooping leaves, and is suitable for vases, etc It bears a white flower Yuccas are mostly evergreen shrubs, are very beautiful, and have the habit of palm-trees A light, rich soil suits them all They are increased by suckers from the root They make handsome plants for lawns, terraces, ornamental vases, the centre of beds, or sub-tropical gardens, and bloom in September Height, 2 ft.


Baneberry—See "Actæa".

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