From the account given of this plant by Dr. Wallich, 
and from the bright scarlet colour represented in that eminent 
Botanist's Plante asiatice rariores as belonging to the bracts, 
it was expected that this would prove a most ornamental 
addition to our gardens. But it must be confessed that it 
does not justify that expectation. 
It has been raised in the garden of the Horticultural 
Society from seeds procured from India by Dr. Royle, and 
proves to be a hardy evergreen, capable of sustaining the 
severest cold of last winter withont protection. But its 
leaves are a pale dull green, it has a rambling inelegant 
mode of growth, and the colour of the bracts is not at all 
brighter than what is, represented in the accompanying 
plate. 
It appears impatient of dryness, becomes yellow and un- 
healthy in front of a south wall, but flourishes in an expo- 
sure to the east or west. It multiplies freely by cuttings 
or layers, and will probably before long produce its berries. 
Although not yet so handsome as was anticipated, 
Leycesteria may become more ornamental as it grows older, 
and acquires a larger size. The best method of improving 
the appearance of the plant will be to station it where, with- 
out being exposed to a very dry atmosphere, it is fully under 
the influence of light. If grown in the shade it is most 
likely to be a beautiful object. 
Fig. 1. shews the appearance of the ovary upon a trans- 
verse section, with five cells, each containing a similar number 
of ovules arranged in a double row. 
Kim 
