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nour of Captain W. Dampier, a famous voyager, has 

 Lobelia-like flowers, either blue or purple. C. purpurea, 

 C. mdulata, and C. stricta, are the finest; the two former 

 are shrubby ; the latter is herbaceous ; they all flower 

 freely. 



Edwdrdsias, about four species, very beautiful foliaged 

 plants, and have very curious yellow flowers, but do 

 not flower until the plant becomes large. E. grandi- 

 flora, E. chrysbphylla, and E. meirophylla, are the best, 

 and are tolerably hardy, though doubtful of- ever 

 being acclimated. The flowers are leguminose, foliage 

 ovate, pinnate, from eight to forty on one footstalk, and 

 appears to be covered with gold dust. The hardier they 

 are grown, the more visible, it will appear. 



Elichrysums. This genus is now extinct, and two splen- 

 did species of k given to others. E.proliferum is now 

 Phcendcoma prolifara, and has beautiful purple everlasting 

 rayed flowers, and highly esteemed : the foliage round, 

 ovate, smooth, and closely imbricated. E. spectdbile is 

 now dphekxis humilis, has pine-like foliage, and large 

 light purple flowers and everlasting; care must be taken 

 that they are not over watered ; drain the pots well. 



'Enkidnthus, only two species, both very fine. E. quin- 

 qucflbrus has large ovate accuminate foliage, flowers 

 pink, and pendulous ; very handsome. E. reticuldtus, the 

 foliage is netted, and the flowers blush ; they are liable 

 when dormant to suffer from wet. Be sure to drain the 

 pots well, and sparing in water while in that state. 



Epdcris, above twelve species, and all very ornament- 

 al. E. grandiflora has been celebrated ever since it 

 was known; the foliage is small, flat, and accuminate; 



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