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white; leguiinnosc flowers in spikes from the axils, are of 

 easy culture and deserving of a situation ; the foliage is pin- 

 nate ; leaves ovate, acute. (Soil No. 2.) 



Tecdma is a genus of beautiful flowering plants, separated 

 from Bujnbnia. They are of easy culture and desirable in 

 all collections. T. capensis has bright orange flowers in large 

 clusters, and very profuse on large plants. T. austrdlis, 

 known as Bignbnia pandora, has white and pink flowers in 

 great profusion. T. jasrnindides is quite a new plant, produc- 

 ing very large clusters of white flowers, with a bright pink 

 centre; it is a charming plant for climbing, and the foliage is 

 of a very agreeable shining green. The plants require en- 

 couragement. (Soil No. 10.) 



Testudindria, Elephant's foot, or Hottentot's bread, two 

 species remarkable for their appearance. The root or bulb, 

 if it may be so called, is of a conical shape, and divided into 

 transverse sections. Those of one foot diameter are computed 

 to be one hundred and fifty years of age. It is a climbing 

 herbaceous plant, with entire reniform leaves of no beauty ; 

 flowers small; colour green. The pots must be well drained, 

 for when the plant is inactive, it is in danger of suffering 

 from moisture, and ought not to get any water. T. elephdn- 

 tipes and T. montana are the species, natives of the Cape of 

 Good Hope, and require the warmest part of the house. (Soil 

 No. 10.) 



Thea : a genus celebrated over the known world as furnish- 

 ing the domestic drug called Tea. T. viridis, and T. bohea 

 are said to be the species which supply the tea. Some have 

 asserted that there is only one shrub used, but by examina- 

 tion it may be easily perceived that there are leaves of various 

 shape and texture, some of them similar to Camellia sesanqua. 

 Dr. Abel gives an explicit detail of the growing and manu- 

 facturing process of tea, from which, in compliment to our 

 fair patrons, we give a few extracts : 



" The tea districts of China extend from the twenty-seventh 

 to the thirty-first degree of north latitude. It seems to suc- 

 ceed best on the sides of mountains. The soil from which I 

 collected the best specimens consisted chiefly of sandstone- 

 schistus, or granite. The plants are raised from seeds sown 

 where they are to remain. Three or more are dropped into 

 a hole four or five inches deep; these come up without farther 

 trouble, and require !i' 4l 9 culture, except that of removing 



