No. 1083. 
ARDISIA CANALICULATA. 
Class. . Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGY NIA. 
We received this plant several years since, 
from our excellent friend John Ross, Esq. 
of Grenada: itis now grown a handsome 
shrub, four or five feet in height ; the leaves 
are nearly four inches in length, oval, and 
very rich green; the petioles are short, 
their upper surface remarkabl$ marginate 
and channelled ; the under part round and 
smooth. The flowers are produced in ter- 
minal panicles, coming out in the winter 
season. ' 
It requires the stove heat at all times, 
and may be increased by layers or cuttings. 
The soil should be loam and peat. 
