iiave, Iiowever, been obliged to correct the specific character 

 given by M. DeCandolle, wliich is in some measure at va- 

 riance with the plant. 



Dr. Roxburgh calls this " a very extensive delicate spe- 

 cies ;'* it has scarcely any thing, he says, that deserves the 

 name of stem, but its " many slender branchlets and branches 

 climb and spread in every direction to an extent of many 

 fathoms, running over high trees, &;c." 



It will succeed best in a house where the temperature is 

 something below that of a common damp stove. The soil 

 should be fresh and rich, composed of a mixture of peat, 

 loam, and decayed manure. The best way to grow it is to 

 give its roots plenty of room, by planting it out in a border; 

 where this cannot be done, it should have as much pot-room 

 as possible. 



It may be propagated either by layers or cuttings. 



The lover of the Linnean classification of plants and ad- 

 mirer of its precision, will I am sure be delighted to see how 

 well this genus Bauhinia accords with its divisions. Upon 

 referring to the station assigned to it above, it will be seen 

 that it suits equally well no fewer than eight of the Linnean 

 classes or ojxlers. 



