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the flowers are double white, fragrant, and divaricating. 

 The plant will lose its foliage if not kept in a strong 

 heat ; therefore place it in the warmest part of the Hot- 

 house. T. densiflora is a fine species, but very rare. 

 Drain all the plants well, and keep them in the shade 

 during summer. . 



Thrinax parviflora, is a fine dwarf palm of the West 

 Indies, with palmated fronds, plaited with stiff, lanceo- 

 late segments. The plant is of easy cultivation, and 

 will grow in any soil. 



Zdmia, a genus of plants in the natural order of Cy- 

 cadece. Several species of them are admired. Z. media, 

 Z. furfurdcea, Z. tennis^ Z. 'integrifolia, are the most 

 showy that belong to the Hot-house. The whole genus 

 is frequently kept in this department. They are all 

 plants of a slow growth, and the beauty is entirely in 

 the pinnated fronds, with from ten to forty pairs of leaf- 

 lets. The pots must be well drained. 



Those genera of plants which we have enumerated 

 under the head of repotting in this or next month, are 

 composed of the finest Hot-house plants that have 

 come under our observation. There are perhaps a 

 few of them that are not to be found in the United 

 States, or even on our continent ; but the great object, 

 in a choice collection of plants, is to have the finest 

 from all parts of the known world. There are many 

 plants whose nature does not require much support 

 from soil, which is frequently observed in those that are 

 mentioned. And there are many hundreds of plants de- 

 sirable for beauty, ornament, and curiosity, which are 

 not specified, our limits not permitting such an extend- 



