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growing trees of New Holland; foliage very diversified, 

 generally of a hard glaucous texture. From their rapid 

 growth, they soon grow higher than the loftiest house. 

 The most conspicuous are, E. cordata, E. rostrata, E. 

 radidta, E. pulvigera, E. globifera, E, pulverulenta, and 

 E. resinefera. In Van Dieman's Land, a manufactory has 

 been established, where a tannin is extracted from many 

 of the species. The last-mentioned produces gum like 

 that which the druggists call Kino. They ought not to be 

 too much fostered, as it would in some degree retard their 

 growth. They are of a very hardy nature. When large, 

 the plants will flower freely, and are similar in flower to 

 Myrtle ; many stamina, proceeding from a hard nut-like 

 capsule. (Soil No. 6.) 



Euonymus. One or two of this genus have been recently 

 introduced from China, and are found to be very orna- 

 mental, in having beautifully variegated, or rather margin- 

 ated foliage. E. japonicus aureas has golden-edged leaves, 

 and E. japonicus argenteus* has silvery-edged foliage ; the 

 flowers have no beauty ; the leaves are ovate, acuminate, 

 about one inch and a half broad and two inches and a half 

 long. (Soil No. 11.) 



Eupatorium. There is only one species deserving of 

 cultivation in the green-house ; flowers syngenesious, 

 white, and in large flattened panicles ; very sweet-scented. 

 The plant, when growing freely, in the beginning of sum- 

 mer, should be topped, which would make it more bushy; 

 if not, it is apt to grow straggling. Known in our collec- 

 tions as E. eiegdns. (Soil No. 3.) 



Entdxias, two species. E. myrtifolia is a most beau- 

 tiful free-flowering evergreen shrub; foliage small, but very 

 neat; flowers leguminose, small and very many; colour 

 yellow and red ; grows freely. The young plants should 

 be frequently topped, or they will grow naked and unsight- 

 ly. E. pitngens, similar to the other except in foliage. 

 They flower from March to June, and ought to have a 

 place in every green-house. Culture very easy. (Soil 

 No. 6.) 



Ficus, a few species, are good plants for this department, 



This plant is in some collections as a variegated leaved ca- 

 mellia, and is perfectly hardy with us. 



