No. 1376. 
PROSTANTHERA VIOLACEA, 
Class, Order. 
DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA, 
A native of New Holland, lately intro- 
duced. It is a soft shrubby plant, of 
neat appearance; the flowers are very 
beautiful —they appear in the spring. It 
requires the greenhouse, and may be in- 
creased by cuttings. The soil should be 
peat and loam. 
