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of deep-green decompound leaves, looking remarkably handsome 

 in the Cold season, when in blossom with its numberless panicles 

 of large, pure-white, fragrant flowers. Not an uncommon tree, 

 and one, as Dr. Roxburgh well remarks, adapted for avenues and 

 plantations. 



Amphilophium. 



A. Mutisii. A. climbing shrub of most extensive growth, 

 making its way to the summit of the loftiest trees. Far from 

 being an ornamental plant, except for the flowers it occasionally 

 produces in October, which are large, of a fine purple colour, 

 and, from the manner in which they are borne, somewhat 

 resemble great clusters of Grapes. 



Spathodea. 



1. S. uncinata. An extensively-spreading climbing shrub, with 

 very slender stems and dense foliage of opposite binate leaves ; 

 leaflets narrowly heart-shaped, an inch long ; bears in the Hot 

 season numerous pale livid-red flowers, neither large nor very 

 interesting. 



2. S. serrulata. A high tree ; bears in May, in great profusion, 

 drooping creamy- white flowers of extinguisher form, seven inches 

 long. 



Tecoma, 



1. T. grandiflora. A handsome climbing shrub, with graceful 

 spray-like foliage of bipinnate leaves ; leaflets seven, roundish, 

 saw-edged, about three-quarters of an inch long. Trained up a 

 high pole, surmounted by two short cross-beams, in the manner 

 of a turnstile, it will let fall its great drooping clusters of large 

 orange-coloured flowers in a very beautiful way during the 

 Hot months. It sheds its leaves in the Cold season, when it 

 should be well cut in, and the numerous suckers it sends up all 

 around be removed, and some enriched soil be given to the 

 roots. The suckers will afford a supply of fresh young plants. 

 It bears seed abundantly in November. 



2. T. radicans. A small shrub three or four feet high of most 

 graceful foliage, similar to that of the last, but of smaller 

 character and more dense and verdant ; of sprawling habit, 

 emitting roots from its branches wherever they touch the ground ; 



