MARCH.] GREEN-HOUSE-REPOTTING. 93 



. '"' .-+ ' * * t '; 



microphylla is a neat growing, small flowering species. 

 F. arbor ea, has very large foliage, and rose coloured 

 flowers ; a scarce species, but very desirable. F. grd- 

 cilis and F. thymifblia, are both fine; most of the flpwers 

 are a bright scarlet, the stamens are encircled with a 

 petal of bright purple, and are of very curious construc- 

 tion; they bear a dark purple berry, and are of the 

 easiest cultivation, but during summer they must be 

 carefully kept in the shade. 



Gelsemium nltidum, Carolina jessamine, a most beau- 

 tiful climbing evergreen, flowering shrub. In the months 

 of April and May, it produces many large yellow trum- 

 pet-like blossoms of delicious fragrance. If much 

 fostered in growth, it will not flower so freely. 



Gnaphalium, everlasting. This genus has got all the 

 beautiful Cape species taken out of it, and given to 

 Astelma and Helichrysum. Of Astelma there are above 

 ten species, most of them very splendid, everlasting 

 flowers. A. eximia has brilliant red flowers. A. spira- 

 US) A. speciosissimct) A. fruticans, and A. imbricatum, are 

 all very fine ; pots must be well drained. 



Helychrysums, above forty species, chiefly belonging 

 to the Green-house, all everlasting flowers. H. gran- 

 diflbrum, H. arbbreum, H. orientale, H. frdgrans, H. ado- 

 raiissimum, H.fruticans, and H. fulgidum, are all very 

 esteemed species, mostly soft white foliage. The pots 

 should be well drained, and the plants kept in an airy 

 situation, as they suffer from the least damp. If the 

 flowers are cut off before they fade, they will retain for 

 many years all the splendour of their beauty; but if 



