From the account given of this plant by Dr. Wallich, 

 and from the bright scarlet colour represented in that eminent 

 Botanist's Plantce asiaticce rariores as belonging to the bracts, 

 it was expected that this would prove a most ornamental 

 addition to our crardens. But it must be confessed that it 

 does not justify that expectation. 



It has been raised in the garden of the Horticultural 

 Society from seeds procured from India by Dr. Royle, and 

 proves to be a hardy evergreen, capable of sustaining the 

 severest cold of last winter without protection. But its 

 leaves are a pale dull green, it has a rambling inelegant 

 mode of growth, and the colour of the bracts is not at all 

 brighter than what is represented in the accompanying 

 plate. 



It appears impatient of dryness, becomes yellow and un- 

 healthy in front of a south wall, but flourishes in an expo- 

 sure to the east or west. It multiplies freely by cuttings 

 or layers, and will probably before long produce its berries. 



Although not yet so handsome as was anticipated, 

 Leycesteria may become more ornamental as it grows older, 

 and acquires a larger size. The best method of improving 

 the appearance of the plant will be to station it where, with- 

 out being exposed to a very dry atmosphere, it is fully under 

 the influence of light. If grown in the shade it is most 

 likely to be a beautiful object. 



Fig. 1 . shews the appearance of the ovary upon a trans- 

 verse section, with five cells, each containing a similar number 

 of ovules arranged in a double row. 



