180 A GUIDE TO FLORICULTURE. 



and parties, where it appears more neat and .chaste than the 

 Jasmine. The broad leaf Roman Myrtle is more desirable 

 than the narrow, and flowers more freely. 



This plant should be watered occasionally over the 

 foliage, to preserve freshness and its incomparable beauty ; 

 when found to grow straggling it should be cut down 

 within six or eight inches of the pot, when it will form a 

 fine, bushy head, in one season. The soil should be a rich 

 loam, and the plant re-potted every year or two. 



L. pinciana. This is another delightful fragrant flower- 

 ing shrub, perennial in duration, of late introduction from 

 Napul. It was raised from seed by Wm. Pence, of Exeter, 

 England, a very successful nurseryman (the same person 

 that raised Fuchsia cxoniensis, the handsomest flower of that 

 numerous tribe of plants). It is more hardy than is generally 

 supposed by the English florists. The branches are numer- 

 ous and opposite ; leaves ovate, large, and entire ; flowers 

 spreading in cymes at the ends of small leafy branches, 

 out-spreading and nearly uniting, which form a compound 

 cyme or immense truss, nearly a foot over, giving the plant 

 a very imposing appearance. The color of the flowers is 

 a creamy white, slightly tinged with blush. 



This plant was named by Sir Wm. Hooker, and in its 

 general character is very similar to L. grotissina, but 

 more robust in habit, and in all probability not so tender. 

 This shrub is increased by seeds and cuttings in a rich 

 loamy soil. Its fragrance and easy culture will make it a 

 general favorite in the green-house or parlor. 



