228 ON THE CULTIVATION OF THUNBERGIA ALATA. 



The remaiuing part of the seeds, saved from the packet 

 received in August, I sowed the first week in INIarch of the present 

 3'eai". When the phints were strong enough, I transplanted them 

 as I did those of the lii-st sowing, and in IMay turned them out in 

 the border. The plants grew vigorously, hut did not produce 

 more than one half of the flowers that the autumn so\ni plants did 

 hut produced a great deal more foliage. The cause I am not able 

 to explain, but such was the fact. Early in September I took off 

 a number of laterid shoots, cutting them off close to the mother 

 branch ; these I have potted in sandy loam, inserting half a dozen 

 in a pot ; I plunged them in a hotbed frame, in which I had 

 had melons. On examination yesterday, I find the cuttings have 

 struck root ; these I pui-jjose keeping in the pots, as now sti'uck, 

 until spring, and then pot them off into small pots, and finally 

 turn them into the open border as done by the original plants. 



Early in September, I collected some seeds, and sowed the 

 same as last year, and now have some young plants from seeds as 

 well as from cuttings. Which does best next season I hope to 

 communicate to you by the close of the summer. 



I have been thus particular, in consequence of the striking 

 difference manifest in the plants as stated, and from the circum- 

 stance of the i)lant well deserving a place in the flower border. 



Oct. 23 rd, 1833. Amicus Fido. 



ARTICLE Yll.—Oii the Cultivation of Tliimhergia 

 alata. By Flora. 



To those persons who know the Thunbergia alata, it is quite 

 unnecessary to ofier a word, either in describing the flower, or 

 pointing out its beauties, by those individuals it will not be forgot. 

 However, a remark or two may be of use to those who are not ac- 

 quainted with the plant. 



Thunbergia, is so named in honour of Sir Peter Thnnbcrg, M.D. 

 Professor of Botany in the University of Upsal. It is a native of 

 the East Indies ; introduced into this country in 1823. With us 

 it is treated as a stove plant. It is a pretty climbing plant, in 

 flower nearly the whole year. The flower is of a beautiful buiV, 

 having a very black centre ; the latter colour is the inside of the 



