No. 400. 
DIOSMA LINIFOLIA. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
This species has been very lately intro- 
duced from the Cape of Good Hope, of 
which it is native. It flowers in the month 
of April, and the blossoms are produced in 
spikes of about three inchesinlength. The 
leaves are usually in threes, and from 
each axil two or three flowers are produced 
on peduneles of about a quarter of an inch 
in length: they have no scent, but the 
leaves have a pow balsamic odour. 
The plant grows about two or three feet 
in height, with many loose branches. It is 
easily cultivated here in a greenhouse, 
being tolerably hardy, and may be increased 
by cuttings. The soil should be loam and 
peat. 
