May."} HOT-HOUSE OF REPOTTING, &c. 161 



of this curious Ladies' slipper plant. The flowers have a 

 waxy appearance, and very much in shape of an Indian 

 shoe ; the colours are green and purple : it likes a moist, 

 half shaded situation. (Soil No. 16.) 



Cyrtoceras reflexa, or Hoya coriacea, a new dwarf wax- 

 plant of magnificent appearance, either for foliage or bloom, 

 which it produces in great profusion from the axils of 

 almost every leaf; it is a native of Manilla ; it grows freely 

 in Soil No. 13. 



Dracaenas, Dragon-tree, about twelve species of Asiatic 

 plants, varied in character. D. Ferrea is plentiful in our 

 collections, and will keep in the green-house ; but the foli- 

 age is not so well retained as when kept in the hot-house : 

 the leaves are lanceolate, acute, of a dark crimson colour. 



D. termindlis, striped leaved ; D.fragrans, when in bloom, 

 will scent the air for a considerable distance, leaves green 

 and lanceolate. D. margindta is rare, yet it is to be seen 

 in a few of our collections. D. stricta is now Charlwoodia* 

 stricta, flowers blush, and in loose panicles. D. Draco is 

 admired, and the most conspicuous of the genus. (Soil 

 No. 11.) 



Erdnthemums, about ten species. E. pulchellum and 



E. bicolor are the finest of the genus ; the former is in our 

 collections. Plenty of heat is indispensable to make it 

 flower in perfection ; therefore it should have the warmest 

 part of the house, and it will produce flowers of a fine blue 

 colour from December to April. The flowers of the latter 

 are white and dark purple, with a few brown spots in the 

 white; blooms from April to August. Drain the pots well, 

 and give the plants little sun during summer. (Soil No. 

 11.) 



Eugenias, about thirty species, esteemed for their hand- 

 some evergreen foliage. This genus once contained a few 

 celebrated species, which have been divided. (See Jam- 

 bosa.} The Allspice tree, known as Myrtus Pimenta, is 

 now E. Pimenta; the leaves are ovate, lanceolate, and, 

 when broken, have an agreeable scent. There are several 

 varieties, all of the same spicy fragrance. The plant is in 

 very few of our collections. E.fragrans is sweet-scented ; 



* In honour of Mr. Chart wood, an extensive seedsman of London, 

 who has made several botanical excursions on this continent. 



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