166 HOT-HOUSE-^-OF REPOTTING, &C. [May. 



tion, and should be kept in the house all summer, repotting 

 it as-often as the roots touch the interior side of the pot, 

 giving it plenty of water when in a growing state; but 

 when dormant, it must be kept dry till it offers to grow : 

 when well treated, it will bloom repeatedly during summer. 

 (Soil No. 12.) 



Ixoras, a genus of fine flowering plants, and does ex- 

 tremely well in our collections in comparison to the state 

 they are grown in England. The genus specifically is 

 much confused among us, either from error originating 

 with those who packed them for this country, or after they 

 have arrived. /. purpurea, leaves oblong, ovate, blunt; 

 flowers crimson ; it is now called /. obovuta. I. crocata, 

 leaves oval, lanceolate, narrowing toward the stem, smooth 

 underside of the leaf; the nerves are very perceptible ; flow- 

 ers saffron-coloured, arid very profuse. /. rosea, leaves 

 large, regular, oblong, a little acute, very distant on the 

 wood, central nerve strong ; flowers rose-coloured in large 

 corymbs, branching finely ; /. bandhuca, leaves very close 

 to the stem, ovate, acuminate ; nerves straight, middle 

 nerve stronger than any other of the genus ; flowers scarlet. 

 /. bldnda, leaves small, lanceolate, ovate ; flowers blush, 

 cymes branching in three. /. dichotima, leaves largest of 

 the genus, ovate, acuminate, undulate footstalk three- 

 eighths of an inch long ; whereas, none of the leaves of the 

 other species have footstalks of any length ; it is now called 

 /. undulata; flowers are white. /. grandiflora, leaves 

 ovate, elongate, sessile ; flowers scarlet, in crowded round 

 corymbs ; is called I. coccinea in the Botanical Magazine, 

 by which it is known in our collections, and we think is 

 the same as L stricta. I. flammta and 1. spedosa. I. 

 fulgens, same as /. longifolia and /. lanceolata; foliage 

 glossy ; flowers scarlet. /. Pavetta, the flowers are white 

 and sweet-scented, the leaves of all the species are oppo- 

 site ; there are a few other species that we are not thoroughly 

 acquainted with, but have been thus explicit to prevent 

 error as far as possible in this beautiful genus. They are 

 all evergreen, low growing shrubs; the plants grow best in 

 Jersey black sandy earth, but flower most abundantly with 

 Soil No. 10. 



Jambosas, about twelve species, which have been prin- 

 cipally taken from Eugenia, and contains its finest plants, 



