230 CATALOGUE OF GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



green shrub ; leaves supra-decompound, with entire lanceo- 

 late leaflets ; a kind of foliage that is very rare. 



Nerium. Oleander. A well-known and admired shrub, 

 yielding 1 clusters of rose-like flowers from May to September. 

 The Nerium splendens is the most esteemed of the red varie- 

 ties ; the true double white and striped are very rare ; but 

 some of those cultivated for sale, producing semi-double 

 flowers, are by no means desirable. 



Olea fragrance. Dwarf Olive. This variety of the Olive 

 recommends itself to notice, for its dwarf habit of growth, 

 and from the foliage and white blossoms being highly odo- 

 riferous, from March to May. 



Passiflora. Passion flower. Of this celebrated genus of 

 climbing plants there are several species and varieties, which 

 produce splendid flowers of various colours, red, blue, white, 

 purple, scarlet, &c. beautifully contrasted, and some species 

 yield fruit. They generally blossom from May to Septem- 

 ber, and some will flower in the hot-house in Winter. 



Pelargoniums Geranium. The species and varieties of 

 this beautiful genus is supposed to exceed a thousand, which 

 are of every character, colour, and lineament, and some so 

 beautifully blended as to astonish the beholder ; the agree- 

 able fragrance also, of which many of them are possessed, 

 will always render them favourites to amateur florists. The 

 best blooming season, is from April, to June or July. 



Pittosporum. A Chinese evergreen shrub, with hand- 

 some glossy foliage, yielding numerous white clusters of 

 flowers in April and May, which are of delicious fragrance. 

 There are several species, one of which is variegated. 



Plumbago capensis. Cape Plumbago. A beautiful dwarf 

 plant, with oblong leaves, yielding numerous spikes of showy 

 blue flowers nearly all the Summer. 



Polygata cordati. Heart-shaped Polygata. A beautiful 

 little plant, producing abundance of rich purple flowers 

 nearly all the Winter. 



Protea. A beautiful race of plants, the foliage of which 

 is very diversified, and the flowers also ; being red, white, 

 straw, brown, green and purple, and most of these colours 

 are frequently to be seen on the same plant ; from March 

 to June. 



