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have been out by it; but, I think, that if these sorts were oroned by 

 iome ol "Hi hardy hybrids, the roiult would be a very beautiful and 

 totally distind class of planta, and many ol them probably would be 

 icented. tn Devonshire, Cornwall, South Wol . and various other 

 |i.ni . ip .11 iii, ,;i ooait, hi sheltered nooks, where there Is very little 

 spring frost, I think thai the Sikkim, and especially the Bhotan llho 



dodond . maj be cultivated with suooess, and treated in every way 



the same as American plants, Bui inland, where we are subjected i>» 

 tevere spring frost, they must i»- planted oul in a conservatory , "i 

 wii.ii ii vetting very fashionable now, ft glass promenade , "i any plaoe 

 where thej oan be protected In spring from the very sharp frost The 

 Huii oan be in every way the same as for American plants. The i"i 

 lowing is a list of the i»':*i that have already flowered; H argon teum, 

 tiificeni foliage, covered on the underside with white do n 

 and bearing large tru les of beautiful white Rowers, well adapted foi -i 

 conservatory! it. Aucklandi, large pale green leaves, much ribbed, 

 ;iiii the young shoots are covered with beautiful red bracts, The 

 flowers are large and very thiok, re embling large white Lilies, finely 



toented, and al I five inches aorosi j very flue variety < 11, Dalhou lie 



Some of the varieties of this ore very good, having large lemon ooloured 

 trumpet*likc blooms; sweet scented, but there is nothing remarkable 



al i the foliage, it Edgeworthi is a charming species, blooming most 



abundantly, and the most exquisitely soented ol them all, having large 

 flowers, about l ! inches across , and when in bloom perfumes the whole 

 house or room that it may be In, with its deliciou i fVagranoa , foliage 



not ven pretty, Rhododend Boothi is very dwarf, in the way 



of oiliatum j rather larger leaves, and quits yellow, ft, c b 



i in i in ii I- .1 1 1 1 1 curious orange tube like fiower i, unlike a lihoden 

 dron, forming a pretty evergreen bush, and quite hardy, ft fulgens 



a beautiful orimson [flower, but the heads ofbl are only small, it. 



Pale ii i Is one of the very best in point of foliage, having largi leavi i, 



twelve to fourteen Inches long, and si across. The underside ol 

 the leavi are covered with ferrogineous down, which has a very 

 curious and striking appearance, ii beat large heads ol beautiful 

 primrose-coloured flowers, marked with red in the base ol thi tubes, 

 each flower being beautifully cupped, with edgi refU ed, in the 

 form "i b vase . remains in bloom b very long time, and I » one ol the 

 very best for a conservatory ft, Maddeni and ft, Jenkins! are much 

 alike, having very beautiful pale green shining leaves) both ore free 

 growers, and at all times fine looking plants) bul when In bloom, they 

 are particularly so, bearing quantities "f i-ily like sweet soented 

 flowers, about the end of Mayj lit for any place, and amongst the most 

 useful of all the Bhotan species R Nuttalli is the king ol all fthodo 

 dendrons, bearing immense heads of bloom, with ten or eleven Ho eri 

 in a truss, each flower being upwards of six Inchei across, tipped with 

 rose ooloui ll he al oven lai g< ii b i i, and 1 1 altog< thai a magnifii i nl 



plant for the c rvatory, It. Thomson! is b finely cupped deep 



■ in ipecies, with six oi eight flowers in a truss, and instead of 



the flowers standing erect, like other sorts, they are drooping) 

 therefore, to see the beauty of the blossoms, the plant should be woi lei ■ ! 



