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leaves, and its close heads of purple flowers ; has, I understand, 

 not been cultivated in this country with success. 



Calceolaria, 



The attempt to introduce into this country any of the beauti- 

 ful plants of this genus 1 believe to be perfectly hopeless. 

 Good thriving seedlings may be easily raised during the Cold 

 season, but will be sure to perish upon the first approach of the 

 Hot weather. I noticed plants in the Gardens at Ootacamund, 

 but they seemed to thrive very indifferently even there. 



Angelonia; 



A. grandiflora. A small herbaceous, not very pleasing plant, 

 about two feet high ; bears, nearly all the year, long spikes of 

 numerous small, blue, gaping flowers, with a strong, disagree- 

 able scent, which some, however, have considered to resemble 

 that of the Pine-apple ; plants require to be often renewed, or 

 soon grow to look old and unsightly. 



Antirrhinum. 



A. majus SNAPDKAGON. The seed of this handsome and 

 familiar herbaceous plant is usually sown in October. The 

 variety and beauty of the flower will of course depend upon the 

 seed. The plants will blossom in March, but they do so more 

 handsomely, I think, from being preserved until the following 

 Cold season, before flowering. 



Maurandya, 



M. Barclayana. A lovely creeping plant of slender habit and 

 graceful foliage ; requires to be trained on a light trellis, and is 

 best adapted for growing in pots to decorate the verandah ; 

 flowers snapdragon-like, of several varieties of colour, dark- 

 purple, rose, and nearly white ; constantly in blossom. Seeds, 

 sown as usual with the annuals in October, produce plants that 

 blossom in three or four months' time. There are two or three 

 other species of Maurandya, but none at all equal in merit to 

 this. 



