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Allamanda, with a tube two inches long, expanding at tho 

 mouth into five lobes, three inches across. During the time 

 that it is in blossom a plant of extraordinary beauty. 



4. B. incarnata. A climbing woody shrub, with smooth, rather 

 leathery, lanceolate leaves, three to four inches long, bears 

 flowers similar to the last in size and form, of pale lilac colour, 

 striped with deep purple ; produced in great profusion in the 

 Hot months, and presenting a remarkably handsome effect 

 upon the Bay-leaf-like foliage. 



5. B. venusta ; syn. Chirere. A climbing shrub, spreading over 

 a vast space where room is afforded it. The foliage consists of 

 pairs of pinnate leaves along the stem, of two heart-shaped, 

 pointed, dull-green leaflets, three inches long. From the axil 

 of each leaf is borne a crowded drooping corymb of tubular 

 vermilion- coloured flowers, two inches long ; blooming in 

 January and February in such exuberant profusion as to cover 

 the entire surface of the plant with a carpet of colour. Probably 

 no plant in the world presents a more truly gorgeous appearance 

 than it does then. 



6. B. undulata. Is described as a tree with drooping branchlets 

 like those of the Weeping-willow, and bearing in March small 

 racemes of very large, erect, inodorous, orange-coloured flowers. 

 " When in flower," Dr. Koxburgh says, " one of the most beautiful 

 small trees I have seen." 



7. B. quadrilocularis. A large tree, blossoms at the beginning 

 of the Hot season with large erect panicles of many-flowered, 

 large, rose-coloured, delightfully fragrant flowers. 



8. B. amcena. A small handsome tree, with cheerful foliage 

 of narrowly-lanceolate dark-green leaves, two inches long ; pro- 

 duces in the Hot season numerous funnel-shaped large yellow 

 flowers, with mouth expanding into five orange-coloured lobes. 



9. B. picta and 10. B. Rbzleana are of late introduction. 



Frederika (Fredericia ?) 

 F. Guillaumi. A new creeper recently introduced. 



Millingtonia. 

 M. hortensis. A lofty tree, with exceedingly beautiful foliage 



