504: GAEDEN PLANTS. PART II. 



in blossom in my garden, raised from seed brought from the 

 Cape. 



Tweedia. 



T. caerulea. A small herbaceous perennial, with leaves rather 

 downy ; very pretty when in blossom with its flowers of the 

 palest blue, in size and form like those of Vinca rosea. Sir J. 

 Paxton says that, if trained to a pole and exposed to light, it 

 yields flowers of a fine azure blue. Eaised from seed, which it 

 bears abundantly. 



Pergularia. 



P. odoratissima PRIMROSE or COWSLIP CREEPER WEST- 

 COAST CREEPER. A very extensive climber, with heart-shaped 

 pointed leaves of a dull-green colour ; bears bunches of flowers 

 resembling those of the Cowslip, but of a dead, heavy, greenish- 

 yellow, scenting the air when in blossom during the Hot mouths 

 with most delightful fragrance ; not an agreeable-looking plant 

 at any time, and therefore best planted in some situation a little 

 out of notice. Bears in the Cold season thick cylindrical seed- 

 pods, six inches long. 



Rhaphistemma. 



R. pulchellum. A large climbing plant, with largish heart- 

 shaped, pointed, smooth, flaccid leaves from four to eight inches 

 long ; described as bearing large racemes of large, rotate, five 

 lobed, straw-coloured, sweet-scented flowers ; a native of this 

 country. Dr. Wallich says it is the largest flowering Asclepiad 

 with which he is acquainted. 



Stephanotis. 



S. floribunda CREEPING TUBEBOSE. Native of Madagascar. 

 A twining shrub with handsome foliage of oblong, thick, shining 

 smooth leaves, three inches long ; flowers with the tube about an 

 inch long, swollen at the base, and having five spreading oval 

 segments at the apex, pure-white, fragrant, borne in clusters 

 during the Hot and Kain seasons ; one of the most choice and 

 delightful plants our gardens contain; bears sometimes, in 

 October, a large seed-pod somewhat resembling a moderate- 

 sized Mango. Propagated by cuttings, which should be put 

 down in July or August in a pot of fine silver-sand, and be kept 



