No. 199. 
MELALEUCA HYPERICIFOLIA. 
Class, Order, 
POLYADELPHIA ICOSANDRIA. 
This plant was early brought from New 
South Wales, and has long flourished in dif- 
ferent greenhouses in England. It flowers 
during the summer months: the branches 
flowers are produced in general from the old 
wood after it has become bare of leaves; 
they last a considerable time, and are ex- 
ceedingly rich and beautiful. 
It is freely propagated by cuttings, and 
likewise by seeds, which are frequently pro- 
duced in this country. It ought to have a 
loamy soil, mixed with a little peat. Planted 
. in a conservatory, it forms a asd oe 
shrub. 
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