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fragmns, sweet-scented ; T. aldta, has pretty buff and 

 purple flowers, which are in great profusion. We are 

 not certain but the latter will make a beautiful annual 

 in the Flower-garden. It seeds freely, and from the 

 time of sowing until flowering is about two months, if 

 the heat is brisk. If sown in May, they will bloom from 

 July until killed by frost. 



Sdgus, Sago-palm. We are of opinion that the true 

 palm from which the sago of the shops is produced, 

 has not been introduced into our collections. It is 

 very rare in the most extensive collections of Europe, 

 but is not so fine as the one we have under the Sago, 

 which is placed in the natural order of Cycadece; and 

 Sagus is in that of Palmce. The finest of this genus 

 is S. vinifera and S. Rumphii. They grow to a great 

 height ; even in artificial cultivation they may be seen 

 from ten to twenty-five feet. We have not introduced 

 them here for their beauty, but to prevent error. 



Soldndra, a genus of four species, remarkable for the 

 extraordinary size of their flowers, and are considered 

 beautiful. S. grandiflora andS. viridiflora are the two best. 

 The plants will bloom best if they are restricted in pot 

 room, and are only introduced as being worthy of cul- 

 tivation. If they are repotted once in two or three 

 years, it is sufficient, except where the plants are small 

 and want encouragement. 



Strophdnthus, a small genus of beautiful tropical 

 shrubs. The segments of the corolla are curiously 

 twisted before expansion. S. divergens is a neat spread- 

 ing shrub, with yellow flowers, a little tinged with red; 

 the petals are about four inches long, undulate, lanceo- 



