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Mr. Fitzherbert says, " I am not aware if it has 

 flowered in this country." 



HELIOCARPUS CYANEUS. Tropical America. A 

 small evergreen tree, bearing blue flowers. Tresco. 



HOHERIA POPULNEA. New Zealand. The Houhere 

 of the natives. Ribbon-wood. With pure white flowers 

 and a handsome foliage. Enys and other gardens. 



ILLICIUM ANISATUM. Japan. A half-hardy ever- 

 green shrub, bearing clusters of ivory-white flowers. 

 Held sacred by the Japanese, who burn the bark 

 before the shrines of their deities. Tresco. /. flori- 

 danum, Southern States of America, bearing maroon 

 flowers. Not uncommon. 



INDIGOFERA GERARDIANA. India. A low-branch- 

 ing evergreen shrub, with finely-divided foliage, 

 bearing racemes 5 inches in length of rose-purple, 

 pea-like flowers. Common. There is a white variety 

 which is rarely seen. 



JACARANDA MIMOS^FOLIA. Brazil. A very grace- 

 ful evergreen tree with acacia-like leaves a foot in 

 length, bearing panicles of drooping violet-blue 

 flowers. There is a fine young plant at Rosehill, 

 Falmouth. 



LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA. A handsome deciduous 

 shrub, bearing large bright-pink flowers. 



LEPTOSPERMUM. Australia. L. baccatum and L. 

 scoparium are the most generally met with. Both 

 bear small white flowers and are evergreen. We 

 have seen the former 12 feet and the latter 20 feet 

 in height. Other species are also grown. 



LIBONIA FLORIBUNDA. Brazil. The favourite 



