MARCH.] GREEN-HOUSEREPOTTING. 



more, but they are now Thomdsias, plants of no merit 

 whatever, in regard to flower; foliage three lobed, small, 

 rough, and rusty-like. Thomasia solandcea and T. querei- 

 fblia, are the best species ; foliage of the former is 

 large, cordate, and deep indented ; they axe: all of the 

 easiest culture. 



Lavandulas, Lavender, about seven species belong tp,'; 

 the Green-house, and a few of them very pretty soft- 

 wooded, half shrubby plants, and if touched, are highly 

 scented. L. dentdta has narrow serrated foliage, very 

 neat. L.formosa and L.pinnata are desirable; blue flowers 

 on a long spike ; should be kept near the glass ; they 

 are of the easiest culture. 



Laurus. A few species are Green-house plants. 

 This genus has been divided to Citmambmum; still 

 there are a few celebrated plants in the original. L. 

 nobilis, sweet bay, though hardy, is kept under protec- 

 tion. It will bear the winter with a little straw cover- 

 ing, notwithstanding there should be a plant kept in 

 the house in case of accident by frost or otherwise ; 

 there is a variegated variety of it. L. indica, royal bay, 

 L. fcetens, L. aggregdta, and L. gluaca, are favourites. 

 There is a species known in our collections as L. scd- 

 bra. The Camphire tree, known as L. camphbra, is 

 Cinnamomum camphbra-, the wood, leaves, and roots 

 of this tree have a very strong odour of camphire. It 

 is obtained by distillation from the roots and small 

 branches, which are cut into chips, and put into a net 

 suspended within an iron pot, the bottom of which is 

 covered with water, having an earthen head fitted in it; 



