Class. ae 3 Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGFNIA. 
This was the first of this genus which was 
brought to this country from New South 
Wales, about the year 1803; being pretty 
readily increased by cuttings, it is now 
become dein plentiful 4 
It gerer commences blooming in 
almost every leaf being furnished with a a 
flower coming forth out of its bosom. This 
plant will ever be esteemed a very orna- 
mental addition to the greenhouse, and is 
not at all tender, but delights in fresh 
air. It should be kept in a small pot, and. 
sandy peat earth mixed with a moderate 
portion of loam. 
Throughout New Holland, as far as has 
been visited, not a single heath has ever 
been found, dëss the same parallel 
in Africa is so splendidly adorned with 
å The  Epacri 
however, seem formed by Divine wisdom 
to occupy a similar station, and with 
