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cen t stem. A gum resembling dragon's 

 1) lood is obtained from some of these plants, 

 and imported under the name of Black Boy 

 Gum. We find, as a rule, all such plants do 

 best in limited pot room. Some object to 

 sink them belo\v the ground-line, as having a 

 tendency to kill the plants, possibly, with too 

 mucli moisture. This cannot be the case if 



IXORA WILLIAMSII. 



Every plant admirer is familiar with 

 the glorious globular trusses of the family 

 of Ixora. Those who have seen the 

 specimens that have been recently exhibited 

 at the London and Manchester and York 

 and Leeds flower shows, will not easily forget 

 the effect of the plants grouped among their 



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Ixora Williamsii. 



ordinary care is maintained. We saw several 

 plants at Kevv — Ferns and Grasses as well, 

 that seemed to root up the stem when 

 they were plunged underground. Doubtless 

 this is one of the species that might be so 

 treated, and if growers are careful as to 

 watering, there need be no fear of bad results. 

 It is a most graceful Tree Grass, and we 

 would like to see more of it introduced, and 

 more of it cultivated in our collections. 



fellows of dissimilar habit and dissimilar 

 inflorescence. We have long admired the 

 magnificent plants that have been shewn from 

 time to time, from the days of Mr Dodds. 

 who shewed from Sir John Cathcart's collec- 

 tion, now dispersed, to the days of Mr Baines, 

 the spirited and inteUigent horticulturist and 

 cultivator. Mr Baines shews so grandly 

 from Mr Nicholl's collection, that we look 

 with particular favour upon any novelty of 



