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they anoint their bodies. Some travelers assert that it 

 gives them so rank an odour, that they sometimes could 

 not bear the smell of those who were their guides. In fact, 

 the foliage of all, if rubbed by the hand while on the plant, 

 has a very strong smell, some of them very agreeable, 

 others disagreeable. They are all evergreen small neat 

 growing shrubs. They require, while growing luxuriantly, 

 to have their young shoots topped to. make them bushy ; 

 drain all the pots well, and keep them in airy situations, 

 and not crowded with other plants, or they will become 

 slender and unsightly. (Soil No. 6.) 



Diplacus puniceus. This shrubby (mimulus) plant was 

 introduced by Mr. Nuttall from California, by seeds, in 

 1836, and sent by us to England in 1837. The flowers 

 are of a scarlet orange, about one inch and a half long, and 

 produced in pairs ; from the axils of the leaves, on young 

 wood, the plant requires considerable nourishment; for the 

 more rapid it grows, the more profuse are its flowers, which 

 bloom from May to September, and are rather showy. In 

 the southern states it will prove a hardy shrub, blooming 

 nearly the whole year. (Soil No. 12.) 



Dracaena, or Dragon tree. The D. australis and D. 

 ferrea will keep in the green-house, and are attractive 

 plants for their foliage, especially the latter, which is of a 

 purple crimson and very unique ; the flowers are on large 

 terminal spikes. (Soil No. 11.) 



Doryanthus excelsa, a Yucca looking plant belonging to 

 the natural order of Amaryllidea ; the leaves arise from the 

 root, and are about three inches wide and three feet long; 

 the flowers are bright crimson, surmounted on a stem about 

 twenty feet high. The plant does not bloom till it is of 

 considerable size. (Soil No. 10.) 



Dryandras. This genus is closely allied in character 

 and habits to Bdnksia, and contains above sixteen species. 

 D. nivea has most beautiful foliage, very long and deeply 

 indented. D. formosa has a scent like the fruit of an 

 apricot. D. nervoso, D. Jloribunda, D. armata, D. plu~ 

 mosa, D. Baxteri, D. nervosa, and D. falcdta, are the 

 most conspicuous, and all highly desirable plants in collec- 

 tions. They are very delicate of importation ; flowers are 

 straw and orange-coloured, and thistle-like. Seeds in 



