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protection of our Green-houses ; all the others are 

 hardy. M.fuscdta, and M. annoncefolia, are very similar 

 in foliage and flower : the young branches and leaves 

 of M.fuscdta is covered with a brown, rusty-like down; 

 the other by some is considered merely a variety; 

 flowers small, brown, and very sweet-scented. M. 

 pumila is very dwarf growing; leaves large and netted ; 

 flowers semi-double, white, pendant, and fragrant. They 

 are natives of China. We have several others from 

 the east, but being deciduous are perfectly hardy. M. 

 odoratissima, now Talauma Candolii, a native of the 

 Island of Java, and said to be very odoriferous, but is 

 very rare even in Europe ; said to have a straw colour- 

 ed flower. M. conspicua is desirable to have in the 

 Green-house, if enarched on a stock of M. purpurea, 

 which will always keep it dwarf, and it will flower mag- 

 nificently in February and March. 



Melaleucas, above thirty species, and a beautiful 

 genus of New Holland plants, of easy culture; flowers 

 come out of the wood like fringes. M. eliptica, M. ful- 

 gcns, scarlet, M. decussata, M. hypericifblia^ M. squar- 

 rbsa, M. linarifblia, M. incana, M. tetragbnia, M. thymi- 

 fblia, are all very fine species, and flower freely if they 

 have been grown from cuttings; the singularity of flower 

 and diversity of foliage make them generally thought of. 



Maurdndias, three species, of very pretty climb- 

 ing Green-house plants, flowering from March to 

 October. M. Barclayana has splendid flowers, large, 

 light blue, campanulate, and very abundant. M. sem- 

 perftbrens has rose coloured flowers, of the same char- 

 acter. They will flower best if planted in the ground. 



Myrsines, Cape Myrtle, dwarf cape evergreen shrubs 



