pie and white flowers. It blooms at an early period in the 

 spring, and continues flowering until late in autumn. 



CICONIUM. 



C. reticulatum, or Netted Veined. This has a shrubby 

 stem with few branches ; the leaves cordately uniform, ob- 

 tusely five lobed, and strongly marked with a zone; the 

 flowers are of a fine deep scarlet, veined with a darker co- 

 lour. It is easy of culture, and fl nvers profusely. 



C. cerinum, or Waxed Leaved A shrubby erect stem, 

 with roundly uniform leaves, and deep red and paler fl >wers, 

 having an airy appearance. It is of a succulent nature, and 

 must not be over watered. In other respects it is of easy 

 culture. 



There are numerous other splendid varieties of the differ- 

 ent divisions of the Geranium family, but the limits of this 

 work will not allow me to describe them ; among which are 

 the Pelargonium nervosum, jonquillinum, paucidentatum, 

 Sec. 8cc. 



Cactus. Of this genus there is an immense number of 

 species, forming a family of succulents of very peculiar cha- 

 racters, many of which produce extremely beautiful flowers. 

 The most common is C, flagellifurmis, or Creeping Cereus> 

 which has fine rose coloured flowers. There are also C. 

 speciosus, with large showy fl jvvers of a rose colour; and 

 C. triangularis, producing a great number of beautiful 

 flowers. But the most interesting are C. grandiflorus, or 

 Great Night Blooming Cereus, with very large yellow 

 flowers; and C. speciossissimus, which latter exceeds all 

 others; the flowers of this species are of the most superb 

 velvet crimson, and measure five inches or more in diame- 

 ter. In fact, the flowers far exceed every other species in 

 magnificence. The culture of this genus is not difficult 

 they require a warm situation, and to be but little watered 

 in the winter season ; and the most of them may be propa- 

 gated from cuttings with ease. 



Clematis Jlorida^ or Great Ja/ian Virgin's Bower. The 

 flowers of this exceedingly fine species are white, and very 

 large. They expand during the summer months, and are 

 produced on peduncles springing from almost every joint 

 of the long and delicate shoots of this vine, and give to it a 

 great degree of beauty. These shoots may be trained to the 



