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hyacinth-like, and of a beautiful purple, flowering from April 

 to July. (Soil No. 9.) 



Bouvdrdias, three species. B. flava, yellow ; B. pallida. 

 pale red ; B. triphyUa is well known among us, has brilliant 

 scarlet flowers, and, when well grown, will flower beautifully 

 from May till September. To keep the plants, they should 

 be frequently renewed; otherwise they are liable to grow 

 straggling and become subject to the small white scaly insect. 

 (Soil No. 3.) 



Borbnia is a beautiful genus of New Holland plants, con- 

 tains about nine species; most of them have been universally 

 admired; the flowers are star-like, rose-coloured, and some of 

 them sweet-scented. B. pinnata grows and flowers freely 

 B. serrnldta, foliage serrated and very crowded, bearing the 

 flowers on the extremity of the shoot, and does extremely well 

 in this country; the flowers are bright rose and sweet-scented. 

 B. aldta has a fine appearance, and grows handsomely. The 

 foliage is winged and pinnate, strong-scented; of a hardy 

 nature, and easy culture. They are in flower about April 

 and May, and continue a considerable time; are subject to 

 mildew if not frequently syringed : drain the pots well. 

 (Soil No. 8.) 



Brachysemas, two species, both evergreen climbers. B. 

 latifblium has the best foliage, and large purple leguminose 

 flowers. B. undulatum, flowers yellow, and more plentiful 

 than the former, continuing in long succession. The pots 

 require to be well drained ; very few plants of either in the 

 country. (Soil No. 6.) 



Brugmdnsias, four species of strong, coarse-growing plants, 

 requiring great nourishment to flower them well. B. ~su-av&- 

 olens has very large white flowers, about five inches in dia- 

 meter, and sweet-scented. B. sanguinea has flowers with a 

 green thorax; the brim of the corolla is of a dark orange 

 colour. B. Knightiij large half-double flowers of snowy white- 

 ness, docs well when planted in the open ground. B. flora- 

 bunda, orange-coloured. They must have very frequent re- 

 potting*, and be liberally supplied with water while growing 

 (Soil No. 18.) 



Brumviyias are all large bulbs from the Cape of Good 

 Hope, and will keep in the green-house during winter, but 

 are better where they can obtain a situation in the hot-house. 

 It is a splendid genus containing about ten species. Some 



