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during winter. They must be sparingly watered from 

 November to March. Much water while they are dor- 

 mant, gives the foliage a sickly tinge, a state in which 

 they are too frequently seen. G. Rothmdnnia and G. 

 Thunbergia are fine plants, but flower sparingly ; the 

 flowers of the former are spotted, and are most fragrant 

 during night. 



Mesembrydnlhemum. A very extensive genus, contain- 

 ing upwards of four hundred and fifty species, and vari- 

 eties, with few exceptions natives of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. They are all singular, many of them beautiful, 

 and some splendid ; yet they have never been popular 

 plants in our collections. The leaves are almost of 

 every shape and form ; their habits vary in appearance. 

 Some of them are straggling, others insignificant, and 

 a few grotesque. When they are well grown, they 

 flower in great profusion ; the colours are brilliant, and 

 through the genus are found of every shade ; yellow and 

 white are most prevalent. Each species continues a 

 considerable time in flower. The flowers are either 

 solitary, axillary, extra axillary, but most frequently ter- 

 minale ; leaves mostly opposite, thick, or succulent, and 

 of various forms. They are sometimes kept in the 

 Hot-house, but undoubtedly the Green-house is the best 

 situation for them. They must not get water above 

 once a month during winter, but while they are in flower 

 and through the summer, they require a more liberal 

 supply, and they seldom need to be repotted ; once in 

 two years is sufficient. 



Strelitzia, a most superb genus of evergreen perennial 

 plants. They are greatly esteemed and highly valued 



