the plants generally become exhausted, and are only of two 

 or three years duration. 



It grows from one to three feet high, and flowers most part 

 of summer if planted out in the flower borders, but it will 

 not withstand the winter, and therefore should be raised from 

 seeds every other year, which, as it produces them freely, is 

 by far the best way to obtain strong healthy plants. 



The seeds should be sown about March or April, and 

 treated like those of other half-hardy perennials, potting them 

 off* when large enough. As they are subject to damp during 

 winter, more especially if watered over head, it is necessary 

 to cover the surface of the pots with silver sand, and to place 

 them in a dry airy place secure from frost. 



I may take this opportunity of stating that the Murychiton 

 adensis of Graham's catalogue of Bombay plants, last page, 

 a plant collected at Aden by Dr. Heddle, is a species of 

 Statice, as I have ascertained from a specimen kindly com- 

 municated bv Mr. Nimmo. 



