210 GREEN-HOUSE REPOTTING. \_March. 



house especially. B. incarnata, flesh colour, and blooms 

 during winter ; B. zebrina, zebra-like, very pretty ; they 

 are of a soft woody nature, and should be kept in the warm- 

 est part of the green-house. (Soil No. 9.) 



Benthamia fragifera. This beautiful new plant will 

 make a splendid hardy evergreen for the southern states, 

 where it will produce its pale white flowers in July, and 

 an abundance of fruit very much like strawberries, of a 

 slight acid taste : but we are doubtful if it Avill fruit in our 

 green-houses, unless greatly encouraged. (Soil No. 9.) 



Bletia hyacinthina is the only species belonging to the 

 green-house, once known as Cymbidium hy acini hinum. 

 It is herbaceous, and before it begins to grow, divide the 

 root, putting the best into six-inch pots. The spike of 

 flowers are hyacinth -like, and of a beautiful purple, flower- 

 ing from April to July. (Soil No. 9.) 



Bouvdrdias, two species. B. triphylla is well known 

 among us, has brilliant scarlet flowers, and, when well 

 grown, will flower beautifully from May till September. 

 To keep the plants, they should be frequently renewed ; 

 otherwise they are liable to grow straggling, and become 

 subject to the small white scaly insect. B. jacquinae we 

 suspect has got confounded with the former, being very 

 little different, except the foliage, which is more pointed. 

 They flower from the young wood, and throw their foliage 

 in winter. (Soil No. 3.) 



Borbnia is a beautiful genus of New Holland plants, 

 contains about nine species ; most of them have been uni- 

 versally admired ; the flowers are star-like, rose-coloured, 

 and some of them sweet-scented. B. pinndta grows and 

 flowers freely. B. serruldta, foliage serrated and very 

 crowded, bearing the flowers on the extremity of the shoot, 

 and does extremely well in this country ; the flowers are 

 bright rose, and sweet-scented. B. aldta has a fine appear- 

 ance, and grows handsomely. The foliage is winged and 

 pinnate, strong-scented; of a hardy nature, and easy cul- 

 ture. They are in flower about April and May, and con- 

 tinue a considerable time ; are subject to mildew if not fre- 

 quently syringed : drain the pots well. (Soil No. 8.) 



Brachysemas, two species, both evergreen climbers. B. 

 lalifolium has the best foliage, and large purple legumi- 

 nose flowers. B. unduldtum, flowers yellow, and more 



