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E airs of leaflets, terminated by an oiiil one, of a 

 eautiful green colour, and placed aitcrnat<- on 

 the stalks: Ironi the appendages of the leaves 

 con;e out the peduncles; each encompassed by 

 two very line leaves about the niiildle, where 

 they arc bent, sustaining a very large, gaping, 

 beautiful blue flower, the bottom part of whicii 

 seems as if growing to the top. It is a native of 

 the East Indies. 



There are varieties with white flowers and with 

 blue double flowers. 



'llie second species has likewise a twining 

 stem, which rises five or six feet high, having at 

 each joint one icrnate leaf on a long petiole. The 

 flowers come out singly from the axils on long 

 peduncles, encompassed about the middle with 

 tw o small oval leaves : the flowers are very large, 

 the standard being much broader than that of 

 tlie first sort, and the two wings are larger : the 

 flowers are of a tine blue colour, appe.iring in 

 Julv, aiid in warm seasons ripening seeds in 

 autumn. It is a native of Brasil. 



The third species has an herbaceous twining 

 stalk, with ternate, oblong-pointed leaves, with 

 three or four whitish purple flowers on short 

 footstalks. It is a native of Virginia. 



Culture. — ^These plants arc increased by sowing 

 the seeds in pots of light earth, plunging them 

 into a bark hot-bed, a little water being given at 

 the time. When the plants are of some growth 

 they should be removed into other pots sepa- 

 rately, due shade being given till fresh rooted, 

 and a proper supply of fresh air, to prevent their 

 drawing up weak. When they are become large 

 they should be removed into the bark-bed of the 

 stove, and be properly supported with slicks for 

 them to twine upon. 



They atibrd much ornament by their beautiful 

 flowers. 



CLOV^E. See Caryophyllus. 



CLOVE-PINK. See Dianthus. 



CLUSIA, a genus comprising plants of the 

 exotic tree kind for the stove. Balsam Tree. 



It belongs to the class and order Pohjgamia 

 liloiioecia, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Gutlifc-rcE. 



The characters are : that the calyx is a four-, 

 five-, or six-leaved perianthiuni, imbricate : 

 leaflets concave, permanent, the interior ones 

 gradually smaller : the corolla lias four, five, or 

 six roundish petals, spreading, conca\e, large : 

 the stamens consist of niany simple filaments, 

 shorter than the corolla : the anthers are simple, 

 growing to the side of the tip : the pistillum is 

 an ovate-oblong germ : style none : stigma 

 starred, flat, obtuse, permanent : tlie periear- 



piuin is an ovate capsule, marked with furrows, 

 celled, tile valves bursting in a radiate niani'.er : 

 the sei-ds are nuiileroiis, ov;ile, covered u uli 

 pulp, allixed to a coiuumar angulated recep- 

 tacle. 



The species art, I. C./lai u, Vellow-flowcrcd 

 I'aUani Tree ; 2. C. vtnosa. Vein-leaved Balsam 

 Tree. 



The first in its native situation grows to the 

 height of twenty fcr-t, and shoots out many 

 braiU'lus on every side, with thick, round, suc- 

 culent leaves, placed opposite. The flow its are 

 produced at the ends of the branches, each having 

 a thick succulent cover : these are of ditfereni 

 colours in dilt'ereni plants, some being red, 

 others yellow, some white, and some ijreen. 

 After the flowers are past, thev arc succeeded by 

 ov.d fruit, which are also of diflercnl colours iti 

 different plants. It is found in Jamaica. 



There are varieties with white tlowers and 

 scarlet fruit, with pink-coloured flowers and 

 greenish fruit, and with yellow fruit. 



The second in its native state rises lo the 

 hciglit of twenty or more feet, has very large 

 oval spear-shaped leaves, ending in points, placed 

 alternate on the branches, having se\er3l ribs, 

 whicli go ofl" from the midrib alternate, rising 

 upward to the side of the leaves, and a sxreat 

 number of small veins rmining horizontally be- 

 tween these ribs. The borders of the leaves arc 

 serrate, and their under sides of a shining brown 

 colour. 'J'he branches are covered with a woolly 

 down, and the flowers produced in loose spikes 

 at the end of the shoots ; these are smaller than 

 those of the first, and of a rose colour. Found 

 at Campeachv. 



Culture. — ^These plants are increased by plant- 

 ing the cuttings of the younc shoots in pots of 

 light mould, lieing plunged in the hot-bed of 

 the stove. When the plants have stricken full 

 roots, they may be removed into other nots 

 separately ; but it is the best practice to plant 

 thcni in separate pots at first. 



They should be kept constantly in tl.c stove 

 in the bark-bed, and be only very sparingly wa- 

 tered, but in other respects they require the same 

 management as other stove exotics. 



CLUYTIA, a genus comprehending pl.ints 

 of the shrubby succulent evergi-cen exotic kind, 

 for the siove and green-house. 



It belongs to the class and order Dioecio 

 Gyiiumhiu, and ranks in the natural order of 

 Tricnccie. 



The cliaracters arc : that in the male the calyx 

 is a five-leaved pcrianthium, size of the corolla : 

 leaflets ov.iie, obtuse, concave, sjireading ; the 



