It strikes very freely from cuttings, and may, of course, 

 be also multiplied by its seeds ; the former are to be pre- 

 ferred, because young plants so obtained will blossom 

 sooner than seedlings. 



For the introduction of this plant, the Banksian medal 

 of the Horticultural Society was this year awarded to 

 Mrs. Marryat, to whom we are indebted for the specimens 

 from which our drawing was made by Miss Drake. 



No difficulty ought to be experienced in procuring more 

 of these charming species. For the guidance of those who 

 may have Peruvian correspondents, it may be useful to 

 state, that Tacsonia peduncularis is common in the Cuesta 

 of Huamantanga ; and that a very fine undescribed kind 

 may be easily procured from Tarma, both which situations 

 are frequently visited by Europeans. 



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