can be readily propagated by dividing the tubers, or by cut- 

 tings of the shoots The tubers can be easily transported to 

 any distance uninjured. 



Jasmine. Of this the author's collection contains about 

 SO species, and includes every one that has yet been culti- 

 vated in the gardens of America or Europe. The general 

 characters of these plants are well known, and the distinc- 

 tions may be understood by referring to the catalogue. 

 Among the most interesting are the Double Arabian and the 

 Double Duke of Tuscany's Jasmine; both of which are 

 white and of exquisite fragrance; the latter is nearly twice 

 the size of the former. 



Myrtle. These are among the hardiest Green-house 

 plants, and the species and varieties are so well known, that 

 particular descriptions would be superfluous. Those most 

 generally admired are the Double Flowering, the Profuse 

 Flowering, the Broad Leaved, the Orange Leaved, the 

 Bird's Nest, the Three Leaved or Jew's, the Silver Striped) 

 arid the Gold Striped. But the most beautiful and rare spe- 

 cies is the Myrtus tomentosa, from ChinL, with large rose 

 coloured flowers. Its foliage is much admired, and it 

 flourishes and blooms profusely v/ith as little attention 3.5 any 

 of the others, and particularly in the winter season. 



Lachcnalia. Of this there are many species, nearly all of 

 which bloom during the winter months. They are bulbous 

 roots, requiring little care, and producing abundance of 

 flowers, many of which are exceedingly beautiful : these are 

 bells produced on stalks from six to eight inches high, in 

 the manner of the Hyacinth. They are of various colours, 

 and some of them have from three to four colours most sin- 

 gularly and delicately combined in the same flower. They 

 easily increase from the root in the pots, and flourish with 

 little attention. There are altogether about 30 species. 



Ixia. These have bulbous roots, increase fast in pots, 

 and require little care, except to divide the roots as they be- 

 come too numerous. The different varieties comprise every 

 possible shade, even including green ; and the flowers, which 

 are produced from February to April, form a brilliant appen- 

 dage to the Green-house. 



Oxalis. These are also bulbs requiring little attention, 

 and becoming very numerous by increase in the pots. Some 

 of the varieties commence blooming during the autumn, and 

 others succeed them throughout the winter and spring 

 months. The foliage varies greatly in shape in the respec- 



