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The leaves are broadly ovate, smooth, and bright green. The 

 flowers are deliciously fragrant, and when they first expand 

 are lavender coloured, with a distinct white eye, but eventually 

 they fade to almost white. Native of Brazil, 



F. lAndeniana. — A very handsome species, the leaves of 

 which are ovate-acuminate, and dark green. The flowers are 

 produced in abundance, of a rich purple, with a light eye. 

 Native of Brazil. 



F. unifiora. — A small-flowered species, making, however, 

 in the winter months, a great display of its delicio.usly sweet 

 flowers. It is of free branching habit, with ovate-acute dark 

 green leaves. The flowers are light violet, changing with age 

 to pure white. This species can be grown in small pots for 

 table decoration, being very easily formed into pretty compact 

 bushes for this purpose. We have found this, and the other 

 species also, bloom most abundantly when potted in nothing 

 but leaf mould and a little sand, but we have never tried this 

 compost with large specimen plants. Native of Kio Janeiro. 



Gardenia. 



A lovely family of plants, of compact free growth, and pro- 

 ducing quantities of deliciously fragrant flowers. Some of the 

 Gardenias are popularly known as Cape Jasmines, a name 

 which seems to have been given them on account of their 

 fragrance. They are well deserving a place in any collection 

 of plants, however, small, their pure white flowers and sweet- 

 ness rendering them especially adapted for bouquets ; while 

 the plants, being of hardy constitution, are able to withstand 

 exposure in the drawing room or even the entrance hall. 



All the species of Gardenia with which we are acquainted 

 are white flowered and sweet scented, except G. Stanleyana, 

 which has a totally different habit. They should be potted 



