Plates 373, 374 

 DALECHAMPIA RDEZLIANA ROSEA. 



Of all the introductions to our stoves in the year 1866, the 

 foremost place has been given on all occasions and by the 

 mosl eminent authorities in horticulture to this lovely plant; 

 ami as ii is one of those which, interesting to the botanist, is 

 perhaps still more to the gardener, we have, notwithstanding 

 its having been previouslj figured in the 'Botanical Magazine,' 

 given it a place in our pages, thai many, who might not other- 

 wise know its beauty, may become thus acquainted with it 

 through the exquisite drawing of Mr. Andrews. 



It at once brings to our mind the beautiful Bougainvillea, 

 owing its beauty not to the flowers, but to the bracts. But 

 there is a far greater brightness and richness about it; while 

 the habit of the plant is equally graceful. There is not either 

 the difficulty of flowering it that has been experienced in the 

 Bougainvillea, and, as it succeeds in small pots, it will form a 

 very beautiful object for decorating vases in drawing-rooms or 

 the dinner-table. 



We are informed by one of our most successful cultivators 

 that the soil in which it succeeds best is a mixture of yellow 

 loam, peat, leaf-mould, and cocoa-nut refuse in about equal 

 proportions, with some silver sand to make it more porous. 

 We need not add that careful drainage is most essential to the 

 successful cultivation of this, as, indeed, of all pot plants. When 

 the pot is filled with roots, it ought to he shifted into one of a 

 larger size, great care being taken never to allow it to flag for 

 want of water, [f plants of a large size are desired, the flower- 

 buds must be pinched off as soon as they appear, in order that 

 growth may be encouraged ; and the plant itself will require 

 to be placed in a moister atmosphere. It is readily propagated 



