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QUISQUALIS sinensis. 

 Chinese Quisqualls. 



DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



Nat. Ord. COMBRETACEiE. 



QUISQUALIS. Bot. Reg. G. t. 492. 



Q. sinensis ; foliis oblongis brevi-petiolatis ramulisque glabriusculis, bracteis 



deciduis. 

 Q. indica, Lour.Jl. cochinch. 1. 336. ? 



This plant was exhibited before the Horticultural Society 

 in July, 184-1, by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co. of Exeter; 

 who stated that it is a more compact grower than the old 

 Q. indica, and therefore more desirable for cultivation in pots. 

 It manifestly differs in its smoother leaves and branches, and 

 in the larger size of its flowers, which are moreover of a 

 much deeper rose colour. 



Upon comparing it with wild specimens of the genus, it 

 appears to be identical with the plant that is found about 

 Canton, and which is probably the Q. indica of Loureiro. 



We presume it to be of the same nature as the true 

 Quisqualis indica. That plant is a stove climber, requiring 

 to be potted in sandy loam and peat, mixed with a few pieces 

 of potsherds. In summer an ample supply of water should 

 be given to its roots, and it should be syringed over head once 

 or twice a day as the weatber permits, taking care always to 

 have the plant dry before night ; and the house, when air is 

 given, shut up early in the afternoon, to retain as much sun 

 heat as possible. During the growing season the temperature 

 should average 80° by day, and 68° by night ; but in winter 

 it should never rise above 60° with fire heat. The plant 

 may be propagated by cuttings under ordinary treatment. 



