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DIOSMA CUPRESSINA. 
Class, Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
This is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, whence it was introduced about the 
the leaves have a slightly aromatic smell : 
the flowers are produced in the autumn ; 
they do not last very long, but a succession 
is usually continued from the younger 
branches. 
It requires moderate protection in the 
` greenhouse in winter, and may be kept in. a 
pot in soil composed of peat earth and sandy 
loam in equal proportions. 
