No. 841. 
BACKIA VIRGATA. 
Class. Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is a very neat lively shrub, flowering 
for a long time in the latter part of the 
summer and autumn. It is a native of New 
South Wales, and has been introduced a 
considerable time since. 
The whole plant has much the habit and 
appearance of a Leptospermum : the leaves 
have also a similar aromatic smell. It re- 
quires to be kept in the greenhouse in win- 
ter, though it is by no means tender: its 
soîl should be peat and loam, and it may be 
increased with facility by cuttings. 
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