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■a iieight of about twenty feet ; it resembles S. suavc- 

 oiens in its fragrance, but differs in having yellow 

 flowers. August and September. South America. 



M. mtiffuinea. — Attains the height of eighteen to 

 "twenty feet, and is » grand plant for conservatory 

 ■decoration; the flowers are trumpet-shaped, about 

 •eight inches long, with spreading limb ; the tube is 

 orange-yellow, and the limb deep scarlet. Peru, 

 1833. 



J3. suaveolens. — This plant attains about the same 

 beight as the last-named species, but all these will 

 commence blooming when much smaller, the size 

 given here being that to which the plant attains 

 when mature. Plowers drooping, four to six inches 

 long ; limb spreading, pure white, the tube being 

 tinged with yellow ; the flowers are very fragrant. 

 August to September. Peru, 1733. 



Burtonia. — Pea-flowered plants, with Heath-like 

 leaves, bearing very freely rather large, highly- 

 coloured flowers towards the ends of the branches. 

 They are by no means difiicult to manage, and should 

 . be potted in light loam and peat in about equal parts, 

 ■with the addition of a little sand. 



AH are natives of Western Australia ; there are 

 only some nine or ten species known, of which the 

 following are the most attractive : — 



B. eonferta. — Purple and violet. June and July. 



]3. pulchella. — Purple. April and May. 



JS. scahra. — Yellow. May and June. 



B. villosa. — Purple. May and June. 



Callistaehys. — This genus includes a few very 

 handsome Pea-flowered plants. The name, which 

 signifies " beautiful spike," is stHl applicable, even 

 at . the present day, when we have such a profusion 

 of grand flowers for the decoration of green-house 

 and conservatory. 



The species of Callistaehys are for the most part 

 natives of the Swan Eiver district of Australia. All 

 are very free growers and profuse bloomers, and 

 thrive well when potted in a mixture of peat and 

 loam in about equal parts, with a little sand added. 



C. laneeolata. — Leaves narrowly lanceolate, clothed 

 with numerous silky hairs ; flowers in terminal 

 racemes, large, and rich golden-yellow. Summer 

 months. 



C. linearis. — Leaves long and narrow ; flowers on 

 terminal spikes ; deep purple. October. 



C. longifolia. — A handsome species, with rich yel- 

 low and purple flowers. June and July. 



Callistemon. — Handsome plants, belonging to 

 the Myrtle family. They are remarkable for their 

 beauty, even when not in flower, as in many instances 

 the leaves when young are stained with a rich deep 



vinous r'ed or crimson. There are many species of 

 this genus. One species, C. ellipticum, a native of New 

 Zealand, attains a great height, and measures several 

 feet in diameter ; the wood is very hard, and takes a 

 beautiful polish, resembling rose-wood. Soil same as 

 for Callistaehys. They may be obtained either from 

 seeds or cuttings ; the latter method is much to be 

 preferred, as seedlings frequently grow to a large 

 size without flowering, whilst quite young plants 

 from cuttings will be laden with their beautiful 

 bottle-brush-like flowers. 



C. lanceolatum. — A lovely plant with small dark 

 green leaves ; flowers axillary, forming dense spikes, 

 which are nearly terminal ; rich reddish-crimson in 

 colour. June. Australia. 



C. lophanthum. — Leaves small, hairy when young ; 

 flowers in dense spikes near the points of all the 

 shoots ; pale yellow. Summer months. Australia. 



C viridiflonim. — Leaves narrow, lanceolate, small, 

 dark green ; flowers in a dense terminal spike ; 

 stamens much exserted; colour, yellowish -green. 

 Summer months. Australia. 



SUBURBAN GAEDENINa. 



Bt James Hudsoh. 



DETACHED VILLA GARDENS. 



THE space allotted for the garden of a detached 

 villa is very often not any larger than that 

 connected with serni-detached houses ; but by reason 

 of the house standing entirely surrounded by its own 

 grounds, it affords more scops for making a good 

 effect. We hav^ repeatedly seen very picturesque 

 arrangements of the garden ground in connection 

 with detached villas. There is also the advantage 

 of more seclusion and privacy in the garden, which 

 cannot possibly be the case with semi-detached houses 

 or with terraces. This is a g-reat boon xmdoubtedly 

 to the occupants, causing the garden frequently to be 

 far more enjoyable than would otherwise be the case. 

 Detached villas carry us perhaps further into the 

 country, but not much ; for although we are within 

 sight of the Albert Hall and the Crystal Palace in 

 clear weather, we have several such around us. As 

 we have previously said, in size these may not 

 exceed those of the plans we have given in a pre- 

 ceding article, or even be so large, yet from their 

 having an entire surrounding of the house, they are 

 of necessity more nearly square in shape ; this addi- 

 tion in the breadth will give better opportunities for 

 producing a good effect in the design. Long narrow 

 gardens, even at the best, are difficult to arrange in 

 a pleasing manner ; but where they are more propor- 

 tionate, far better designs can be carried out. 



