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a few of our collections. D. strictais now Charlwoodia* 

 stricta, flowers blush and in loose panicles. D. Draco 

 is admired, and the most conspicuous of the genus. 



Erdnthemums, about ten species. E. pulchellum and 

 E. bicolor are the finest of the genus ; the former is in 

 our collections, but miserably treated. The soil in 

 which it is grown is too stiff and loamy, and it seldom 

 gets enough of heat. The latter is indispensable to 

 make it flower in perfection ; therefore it should have 

 the warmest part of the house, and it will produce 

 flowers of a fine blue colour from January to Septem- 

 ber. The flowers of the latter are white and dark pur- 

 ple, with a few brown spots in the white ; blooms from 

 April to August. Drain the pots well, and give the 

 plants little sun during summer. 



Eugenias, about thirty species, esteemed for their 

 handsome evergreen foliage. This genus once con- 

 tained a few celebrated species, which have been divid- 

 ed. (See Jambbsa.} The Allspice tree, known as 

 Myrtus Pimenta, is now E. Pimento. ; the leaves are 

 ovate, lanceolate, and when broken have an agreeable 

 scent. There are several varieties all of the same 

 spicy fragrance. The plant is in very few of our col- 

 lections. E.frdgrans is sweet scented ; the flowers are 

 on axillary peduncles: leaves ovate, obtuse. 



Euphorbia (spurg), a genus of plants disseminated 

 over every quarter of the globe ; a few are beautiful, 

 many grotesque, and several the most worthless weeds 



* In honour of Mr. Charlwood, an extensive seedsman of London, who has 

 made several botanical excursions on this continent. 





