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Lantdna, a genus of twenty species, all free flowering 

 shrubs ; the flowers are small, in round heads blooming 

 from the axils, in yellow, orange, pink, white, and chan- 

 geable colours ; the plants are of such a rough strag- 

 gling growth, that they are not esteemed. There are 

 four or five species in our collections. They will not bear 

 a strong fumigation ; therefore, when the Hot-house is 

 under that operation, they must be set down in the 

 pathway, or other low part in the house. 



Latdnias. This genus contains three species of 

 handsome palms. L. borbonica is one of the finest of 

 the Pa/mc&, not growing to great magnitude; the leaves 

 or fronds are plaited flabelliform, leaflets smooth at 

 the edge, footstalk spiny, and the plant spreading. L. 

 rubra, fronds same as the former, but leaflets more 

 divided and serrulate ; footstalk unarmed ; foliage red- 

 dish. L. glaucophylla, same as /. rubra, only the foliage 

 glaucous. They are all valuable plants, and are ob- 

 tained by seed from the East Indies. They require 

 plenty of pot room. 



Laurus. This genus, though of no beauty in flower, 

 is generally admired in collections for its fine evergreen 

 foliage, and aromatic or spicy flavour, and several 

 trees are important in medicine. The most esteemed 

 are given to a genus named Cmnamomum, as has been 

 observed in the Green-house, (see March.) L. Chloroxy- 

 lon is the Cogwood of Jamaica. L. Persea is now 

 Persea gratis sima. Alligator-pear, a fruit about the size 

 of a large pear, and greatly esteemed in the West 

 Indies. The plant is generally known in our collec- 

 tions. C. verum is the true Cinnamon of commerce. 



