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JOtJENAL OP HORTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



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ing Conifers ; and on the lawn Mr. Shepherd pointed out to 

 me more than one Wellingtonia in the most robust health. 

 The contents of the flower-beds were equal to anything of the 



kind I had seen, the Coleus being very fine. The accompany- 

 ing representation of the entrance lodge and gateway is from a 

 photograph by Mr. J. Wardley, of Lytham.— J. Robson. 



PAULLINIA THALICTBIFOLIA. 



The subject of the present illustration is a native of Brazil, 

 and belongs to the order Sapindacea?. Some of the members 

 of this genus are possessed of peculiar properties ; for instance, 

 the seeds of the Guarana (P. sorbilis) are pounded into hard 

 cakes, and become an important article in trade, being used in 

 the preparation of a cooling drink, and distributed all over the 

 Brazils under the name of Pao de Guarana. The active pro- 

 perty is called guaranine, and is said to be exactly similar to 

 the theine of the Chinese tea. 



As will be seen by the figure, Paullinia thalictrifolia is a 

 very elegant plant ; its leaves are beautifully divided, remind- 

 ing one of a very finely-cut Maiden-hair Pern; in a young 

 state they are suffused with a charming tint of rosy pink, 

 which changes with age to a rich bright green. The young 

 shoots will form a splendid addition to the available objects 

 for table decoration, and may be used with advantage for 

 twining about the stem of a large vase or epergne, or for 

 forming an arch over the dinner table. The fact of their 



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Paullinia thalictrifolia. 



lasting for a very long time'after being cut will considerably 

 enhance their value for "purposes of this description. Looking 

 at the plant, however, with a gardener's eye, we shall find 

 that it is of somewhat scandent habit, and that it may be 

 used with advantage for covering a pillar or trellis, or for 

 training up a rafter in the plant stove ; it may also be grown 

 into a bushy specimen, and thus managed will be found a 

 most effective object either for home decoration or public 

 exhibition. 



This species is one of the new plants distributed to the 

 public by Messrs. Yeitch & Sons, of Chelsea, for the first time 



this season, and your readers are indebted to the kindness of 

 these gentlemen for the accompanying illustration. 



PiiTillinin. thalictrifolia requires the temperature of a stove, 

 and should be potted in a mixture of about two parts light 

 loam, one part peat, and one of good leaf mould, adding enough 

 sharp sand to make the whole feel gritty when taken in the 

 hand. As a plant to be cut for bouquets, or to be grown into 

 little speoimens for the decoration of apartments or for the 

 exhibition tent, it is scarcely possible to find a more effective 

 and pleasing subject, and I strongly recommend it to all whom 

 it may concern. — Experto Crede. 



COLD FRAME 



I have often thought that a more effective plan might be I 



adopted for the protection of plants in cold frames during the | 



PEOTECTOES. 



winter months than any now in use. Coverings of bast mats 



are the most usual, and are at the same time objectionable. 



