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33. B. odorata. Stems about three feet in height, of a pale green 

 colour, faintly striated, and.tinged with crimson at the joints. Leaves 

 oblique, about eight inches in length, bright green, quite smooth and 

 shining, especially on the under side. Flowers pure white, in large 

 clusters, suspended on rather slender footstalks, generally on the upper 

 portion of the stems, Syn. B. suaveolens, B. sinuata. It blooms 

 during the spring months.— South America. 



34. B. sinuata. This is closely allied to B. odorata ; the stem, 

 leaves, and even the flowers appear to be very much alike in both 

 species, and both bloom at the same season, but it differs from odorata 

 in having the veins on the under sides of the leaves, and also a 

 portion of the footstalks, slightly hairy. Syn. B. odorata.-South 



35. B. nitida. Stems woody, long, and straggling, requiring a 

 trellis to keep them up, and generally becoming bare at the bottom. 

 Leaves oblique, from five to six inches in length, of a bright green 

 colour, and smooth on both sides. Flowers pink, in clusters of from 

 twenty> thirty blooms, suspended by footstalks about ten inches in 



length.— Penang. 



36. B.aptera. Very like B. odorata, except in the stems, which 

 are quite green, and apparently more disposed to branch. Leaves 

 oblique, about six inches in length, quite flat and rather long pointed ; 

 of a bright green colour, smooth and shining. Flowers white, and 

 produced in graceful clusters, similar to those of B. odorata. Like 

 the preceding it blooms during summer and autumn. 



37. B. lamina. Stems very strong, about four feet in height, 

 branching, green when young, and marked with a few white spots. 

 Leaves oblique, about two inches in length, beautifully serrated, dark 

 green, and smooth on both sides. Flowers pink, in rather small 

 clusters, but suspended in a graceful manner from the lateral 

 branches. This, with the two preceding, blooms during the summer 



months. 



38 B sanguined. Stems about three feet in height, of a dull 

 crimson colour, and quite smooth. Leaves oblique, about six inches 

 in length, dark green above, bright crimson beneath, and smooth on 

 both sides. Flowers almost white, produced in clusters of from 

 twenty to thirty blooms, suspended on footstalks from four to six 

 inches in length. It blooms in summer and autumn.— Brazil. 



