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The leaves are simple, oblong, and finely serrated. 

 When rubbed by the hand, they have an agreeable fra- 

 grance; the flowers are syngenesious, small, and in ter- 

 minate bunches. It is herbaceous ; and when about an 

 inch grown should be divided and potted into five inch 

 pots. Repot it again about the first of June. It keeps 

 in flower from July to November. 



Testudinaria, Elephant's foot, or Hottentot's bread, 

 two species remarkable for their appearance. The 

 root or bulb, if it may be so called, is of a conical shape, 

 and divided into transverse sections. Those of one 

 foot diameter are computed to be 10 years of age. It 

 is a climbing herbaceous plant, with entire reniforme 

 leaves of no beauty; flowers small ; colour green. The 

 pots must be well drained, for when the plant is inac- 

 tive it is in danger of suffering from moisture, and ought 

 not to get any water. T. Elephdntiphes and T. montdna 

 are the species, natives of the Cape of Good Hope, 

 and require the warmest part of the house. 



Tdxus nucifera, is the only species that requires pro- 

 tection, and bears a small acorn; flowers are trifling; 

 an evergreen, with ovate, lanceolate foliage, thickly set 

 on the wood ; will grow in any situation. There is a 

 plant in our collections known as T. chinensis or T. elon- 

 gdta, which is Podocdrpus elongdtus. It has lanceolate 

 leaves, erect growing, and very hardy ; flowers mceona- 

 cious, and of no estimation except to the curious. 



Telopea speciosissimus, is the only species, and was 



once called Embothrium speciosissimus. It is now called 



Telopea in allusion to the brilliant crimson flowers, which 



from their great size are seen at a large distance, and 



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