Dracaena. 12,7 



much branched, each branch terminated by a crowded 

 head of lanceolate-linear entire leaves of a glaucous 

 green colour. The flowers form a large terminal panicle, 

 and are individually small and of a greenish-white colour. 

 This plant is more graceful and effective when in a young 

 state, in which it usually occurs in our gardens, than when 

 old and branched. It thrives well in the greenhouse or 

 conservatory, and in the midland and southern counties 

 may be placed in the open air from the end of May to 

 October, while it is a fine object indoors at all seasons. 

 It is of very easy culture in sandy loam, and requires 

 plenty of pot room. 



*Dracaena indivisa. A very graceful plant, with 

 leaves from 2 ft. to 4 ft. long, and i in. to 2 ins. in breadth, 

 tapering to a point, pendent, and dark green. It should 

 not be confounded with the conservatory plant known as 

 Cordyline indivisa, which is too tender to succeed well 

 in the open air, and somewhat difficult to grow. This 

 species, on the contrary, is perfectly hardy in the south 

 of England and Ireland. I saw good specimens of it at 

 Bicton a few years ago, and quite recently as far north 

 as Woodstock, in the county Kilkenny, in Ireland; a 

 plant also stood out in a vase for several years in Mr. A. 

 M'Kenzie's garden at Muswell Hill, N. D. indivisa 

 lineata is a very fine variety, the leaves of, which are 

 much broader than those of the type, measuring some- 

 times 4 ins. across, and coloured with reddish pink at the 

 sheathing base.. Other good varieties are D. indivisa 

 atro-purpurea, which has the base of the leaf and the 

 midrib on the under side of a dark purple ; and D. indi- 

 visa Veitchii, in which the habit and size of the leaf are 



