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BIGNONTA Carolina?. 

 Lady Caroline*s JBignonia. 



DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 

 Nat. or d. BiGNONiACEiE. Trib. 1. Bignoni.«, Bojer. 

 BIGNONIA. Bot. Reg. 3. 249. 



B. Carolince ; glabra, gracilis, foliis conjugatis, foliolis cordatis acuminatis 

 subpubescentibus, paniculis terminalibus paucifloris, calyce campanulato 

 truncate obsolete 5-dentato pubescente, corolla arcuata tomentosa laci- 

 niis crispis patulis. Supra 1842. sub folio 45. 



All that we know of this charming plant is that it flowered 

 with the Earl of Ilchester at Melbury in 1842, at which time 

 we were favoured with specimens ; and that it again blossomed 

 with his Lordship in great abundance in May 1844, when the 

 accompanying drawing was made. 



It is a most desirable plant for conservatories, because, in 

 addition to the beauty of its snow-white flowers, which the 

 plant pours forth with exuberant luxuriance, they are sweet- 

 scented ; an unusual circumstance with Bignonias. We pre- 

 sume it to be a Buenos Ayres species. 



It is surprising that those who struggle and strive to outdo 

 their neighbours in preparing fine things for exhibition, should 

 not turn their attention more to the small growing Bignonias, 

 such as this and picta for example ; and by means of the wire 

 trellises now employed in pot cultivation, force them to con- 

 fine themselves within portable dimensions. They would 

 make most beautiful objects, and would certainly reward the 

 gardener for whatever pains he might bestow upon them. 

 Even B. venusta itself might no doubt be compelled to submit 

 to such treatment, and to flower in abundance, if it had plenty 

 of bottom heat to enable it to form its blossom buds. Indeed, 

 the whole Bignoniaceous order is full of the finest, the most 

 indescribably lovely plants that the eye can rest upon, of 



