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up ; aud none of them has retained their character, except 

 G. purpureum, which is now called Poivrea coccinea. The 

 flowers are bright scarlet, in large branches, blooming pro- 

 fusely from April to September, and flower best in a pot. 

 When planted in the ground, it grows too much to wood, 

 carrying a few flowers. This plant ought to be in every hot- 

 house. (Soil No. 13.) 



Gdri/phas (Large fan Palm), five species of the most 

 noble and magnificent of palms. C. ambraculi/era, the 

 fronds or leaves are palmate. In Ceylon, where the tree is 

 indigenous, they are frequently found fifteen feet wide and 

 twenty feet long. Knox says they will cover from fifteen 

 to twenty men, and, when dried, will fold up in the shape 

 of a rod, and can be easily carried about, and serve to protect 

 them from the scorching sun. G. taltera, now Tal\era 

 BengaUnsis, being stronger, is of great utility for covering 

 houses. They do not grow to such immense extent in arti- 

 ficial cultivation, but require large houses to grow them. 

 (Soil No. 12.) 



Grinums, about one hundred species, chiefly stove bulbs, 

 many of them beautiful. Those that are of great celebrity 

 are G. erubescens, pink ; G. scdbrum, crimson and white ; 

 C. amdbile, purple and white; the neck of the bulb of the 

 latter is long, is easily distinguished by its purplish colour, 

 and is unquestionably the finest of the genus. Several 

 specimens of it are in our collections. Their flowers are in 

 umbels, on a sta4k about three feet 'njgh ; corolla funnel- 

 shaped; petals recurved; nearly fifty flowers on each stem, 

 and a good plant will produce three stems in one year. 

 They require large pots to make them flower well, and, 

 when growing, should be liberally supplied with water. 

 (Soil No. 12.) 



Crdtons. About twenty-eight species, few of them de- 

 serving cultivation ; but the genus is celebrated for its 

 beautiful G. pictus, leaves oblong-lanceolate, variegated with 

 yellow, and stained with red, flowers small green, or axillary 

 spikes. G. variegdtus, variety latifblia, is finer than the 

 original variegdtus ; the nerves in the leaves are yellow, and 

 the leaves lanceolate, entire, and smooth. To make them 

 grow feely, give them the warmest part of the hot-house, 

 and draft} the pots well. (Soil No. 13.) 



Cycas, four species, generally called Sago palm, as ac 



