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land, where it forms a large shrub, with very large purplish 

 or brick-red flowers, which appear in September. Dr. Hooker 

 remarks that " it has not had the justice done to it in the 

 gardens of this country, which it deserves." The wood is 

 as fragrant as the common C. floridus, or allspice bush. 

 Leaves six inches long, cordate ovate, firm in texture, of a 

 bright shining green. It is well worthy the attention of 

 lovers of fine shrubs, and if hardy, Avould be a great addition 

 to our autumn flowering kinds. — {Bot. Mag., Oct.) 



265. Ceano^thus Lobbia^nus Hook. Mr. IjObb's Cean- 



OTHus. (RhamneEe.) California. 



A haitly (?) shrub ; growing 6 or 8 feet high ; willi lar^e bhie flowers ; appearing in summer ; 

 incienstd by cuttings and layers. Bot. Mag., 1854, pi. 4t!lO. 



The California Ceanothuses, of which there are several, are 

 unfortunately scarcely hardy in the latitude of 42*^. South 

 of Washington, however, they flourish well, and would there 

 form fine additions to their ornamental shrubs. The present 

 species was discovered by Mr, Lobb. It has a small and neat 

 foliage, and clusters of azure flowers. — {Bot. Mag., Oct.) 



266. Bougainvi'llea specta'bilis Willd. Showy Bougain- 



viLLEA. (Nyctaginea3.) Brazil. 



A greenhouse shrub ; growing 10 feet hi,'h ; with large rose colored bracts ; appearing in sum- 

 mer ; increased by cuttings. Bot. Mag., 1654, pi. 4611. 



, " The charm of this plant is not in the flowers themselves, 

 which have no beauty to recommend them, but in the large 

 bracteas, or floral leaves, which, in our living plant, are full 

 and of a bright rose color, and as the branches are literally 

 loaded with them, the effect must be very striking." It is a 

 very large growing shrub, and first flowered in 1844, in the 

 Tropical Conservatory at Chatsworth. The last year it flow- 

 ered again, in the collection of Mrs. Geo. Marryatt, where it 

 is grown " in a vinery, where grapes are ripened without fire, 

 trained in a fan-shaped manner against the back wall, with 

 the roots confined in a comparatively small pot." It is a very 

 beautiful shrub, and in large collections, where there is abun- 

 dant room, it would be a most desirable addition. — {Bot. 

 Mag., Oct.) 



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