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66 GREEN-HOUSE-REPOTTING. [MARCH. 



Bletia hyacinthma is the only species belonging to the 

 Green-house, once known as Cymbidium hyacinthlnum. 

 It is herbaceous, and when it begins to grow divide the 

 root, putting the best into five inch pots. The spike of 

 flowers are hyacinth-like, and of a beautiful purple, 

 flowering from April to July. 



Boronia is a beautiful genus of New Holland plants, 

 contains about nine species ; most of them have been 

 universally admired ; the flowers are star-like, and rose- 

 coloured, and some of them sweet-scented. B.pinndta 

 grows and flowers freely. B. serrulata, foliage serrated 

 and very crowded, bearing the flowers on the extremity 

 of the shoot. B. data has a fine appearance, and 

 grows handsomely. The foliage is winged and pinnate, 

 of a hardy nature, and easy culture, flowers freely. 

 They are in flower, about April and May, and continue 

 a considerable time ; are subject to mildew if not fre- 

 quently syringed ; drain the pots well. 



Bouvdrdias, two species. B. triphylla is well known 

 amongst us, has brilliant scarlet flowers, and when 

 well grown, will flower beautifully from May till Sep- 

 tember. To keep the plants, they should be frequent- 

 ly renewed ; otherwise they are liable to grow strag- 

 gling, and become subject to the small white scaly in- 

 sect. B. Jacgmnce we suspect has got confounded with 

 the former, being very little different, except the foli- 

 age, which is more pointed. They flower from the 

 young wood, and often throw their foliage in winter. 



Brachysemas, two species, both evergreen climbers. 

 B. htifblium has the best foliage, and large purple le- 

 guminose flowers. B. undulatum, flowers yellow, and 



