No, 493. 
DIOSMA ACUMINATA. 
Class, Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
The elegant plant before us is a native of 
the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was 
brought home about the year 1805. It oc- 
cupies an intermediate station, between 
speciosa and ameena, yielding to neither of 
them in beauty. Its blossoms are in per- 
to increase by cuttings, it has always been 
searce. The soil should be loam and peat, 
and the plant should have a moderate sup- 
ply of water, too es being mi injurious 
to it. During the wint it requires 
the usual protection of the greenhouse, with 
abundance of fresh air. 
