As outdoor plants in summer, and in the full sunshine, Sta-pelias grow and spread with a luxuriance they never attain as pot grown plants. For a good many years I have grown them in this way, that is, planted them out in summer, lifted and potted them in fall, and wintered them in a greenhouse. But I always found that the first sharp frost killed the surplus pieces or plants that I left out-of-doors. And I am the more surprised at the immunity of Mrs. H's Stapelias, as I know that in winter they have some pretty cold snaps, a good few degrees of frost, at Palestine. In protected places and with some covering I dare say the little Africans can shiver through it. Will Mrs. H. kindly give us some particulars?