104 CATALOGUE OF GREEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 



That many of those species designated thus § and thus t 

 in our first two catalogues, are of such description ; and as 

 they have been treated of in the chapters thereto annexed, 

 the following catalogue and explication will be necessarily 

 brief, when compared with one general catalogue of exotic 

 plants. 



DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Acacia. Of this and the Mimosa, which are by some con- 

 sidered as one genus, there are upward of a hundred spe- 

 cies and varieties, suited for artificial culture. The blossoms, 

 which are generally straw colour and yellow, except the most 

 tender, some of which are crimson, succeed each other from 

 February to June. 



Jlgapanthus. A beautiful species of Lily, producing large 

 blue flowers from April to June ; some varieties have striped 

 leaves and delicate white blossoms. 



Aloe. Of this genus there are numerous species and va- 

 rieties, some of which are very curious, being possessed of 

 all the varied forms and figures peculiar to succulent plants. 

 Some species flower annually from March to September, 

 and all, except the Century Aloe, blossom frequently ; the 

 colours are generally yellow, pink, and red. The singular 

 figure and habits of these plants render them desirable for 

 green-house culture. 



Alstrcvmeria. Of this genus of plants there are several 

 species, which have tuberous roots. The flowers of the va- 

 rieties are of different shades, as rose coloured, scarlet, yel- 

 low, red, &c. ; and some are variegated, as the Alstr^meria 

 psiitacina, which is red, yellow, and green, and the A. tri- 

 color, which is black, white, and yellow. They are beauti 

 ful plants when kept in good order. 



Arbuhis, European Strawberry Tree. A half-hardy ever- 

 green shrub, of which there are several species and varie- 



