70 STOVE PLANTS. 



with the stems, are of a uniform pale green, except the under 

 side of the young leaves, which are tinged with purple. The 

 clusters of flowers are mostly of one sex, either male or female, 

 the former pure white, and useful for bouquet making, the 

 latter much larger, and pale green, with a conspicuous orange- 

 coloured twisted stigma ; they are abundantly produced during 

 winter and spring. It comes from Venezuela. 



B. Weltonietisis. — One of the most charming of the whole 

 family, and admirably suitable for general cultivation as a 

 decorative plant. It is of dwarf, compact habit, with foliage, 

 in form, size, and colour, much resembling that of B. Drerjei, 

 one of its parents, and it bears, throughout the spring 

 months, a profusion of rich pink blossoms of the most 

 attractive character. Of garden origin. 



Bougainvillaea. 



Probably this is the most showy genus of stove -climbing 

 plants in cultivation, though until quite recently the means 

 of developing this beauty seemed to be shrouded in mystery. 

 The gorgeousness of these plants, when covered with their 

 splendid bracts, is such as to render it impossible for the 

 finest figure or the most elaborate description to do them 

 justice. They are nearly all of strong-growing habit, and 

 soon cover a great space ; therefore, those which are planted 

 out should have but a very small space allowed for their 

 roots, and during the winter must be kept as completely at 

 rest as possible — indeed, they almost require drying ofi'. 

 B. glabra is the only one that at present has been satis- 

 factorily managed as a pot specimen. It requires thorough 

 resting in the cool end of the stove during winter, and must 

 be pruned early in the spring, and started in a brisk heat, 

 when it will soon begin to push forth its beautiful bracts, to 

 which, and not the flowers, these plants owe their attraction. 



