No. 665. 
OSBECKIA CHINENSIS. 
Class, Order. 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This genus, which is nearly allied to 
Rhexia, was named by Linnzus in honour 
of his disciple Peter Osbeck, who went to 
China as chaplain to a Swedish vessel, and 
published an account of his voyage. He 
found the plant growing on hills near 
Canton : it flowers there in September, and 
is used by the Chinese medicinally. With 
us it grows from one to two feet high, and 
flowers very prettily in the spring. It 
should be kept in a rather cool part of the 
stove, and is readily propagated by cuttings : 
the soil should be loam and peat. 
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