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Protects, about forty-four species. The foliage of 

 this genus is very diversified; flowers very large, termi- 

 nate ; stamens protected by an involucrum; many-leav- 

 ed and imbricated; which is very persistent. P. 

 cynaroides has the largest flower, which is purple, 

 green, and red. P. specibsa, P. umbondlis, once P. 

 longifdlia, P. melaleuca, P. grandiflora, P. coccinea, P. 

 cenocdrpa, P. pal/ens, P. formosa, P. magnified, P. spe- 

 ciosa rubra, and P. mellifera, will afford a very good 

 variety. It is almost impossible to describe their true 

 colour, it being so various ; red, white, straw, brown, 

 green, and purple, are most predominant, and fre- 

 quently to be seen in the same flower; the plants must 

 be well drained ; and during warm weather be careful 

 that they are not neglected in water, for if they are 

 suffered to droop, they seldom recover. For this rea- 

 son the pots ought not to stand in the strong sun ; the 

 plants can bear it, but to the roots it is injurious. 



Pultenceas, about forty species, pretty little dwarf 

 growing shrubs of New South Wales ; flowers small, 

 leguminose, all yellow, with a little red outside of the 

 petals. P. villosa, P. obcorddta, P. argentea, P. plumbsa, 

 P. fiexilis, shining leaved, fragrant; P. Candida, and P. 

 stncta, are all fine species, and esteemed in collections. 

 The leaves are all small : they require an t airy exposure, 

 and the pots drained. 



Rhododendrons (Rose tree), a magnificent genus, and 

 contains some of the most superb and gigantic plants 

 that adorn the Green-house. All the Azaleas (except 

 A. procumbens) both Chinese and American, have been 



