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thus not only destroy the beauty, but cause its speedy 

 death. Leucadendrons are increased by seed, which should 

 have but a very slight covering of soil, the seed pot being 

 placed in a gentle heat ; and also by cuttings of -well-ripened 

 wood, placed in sand under a bell-glass, kept cool for a 

 week or two, and then removed into a brisk heat. 



L. argenteum. — This is an elegant plant, sfrowing in its 

 native habitat from fifteen to twenty feet high ; with us, 

 however, it has not attained such proportions. It is called 

 the Silver Tree by the colonists of the Cape, on account of 

 the shining white of its leaves, which are densely clothed 

 with pure white and shining satiny hairs. The leaves are 

 closely set upon the stems, lanceolate in shape, from four 

 to six inches long and nearly an inch broad, in colour a 

 beautifiil silvery white, and soft to the touch. It also 

 produces a terminal head of yellow flowers, which, how- 

 ever, are only of secondary importance. This is without 

 doubt one of the most attractive and ornamental green- 

 house plants in cultivation, and young plants produce a 

 striking and peculiarly beautifiil effect . upon the dinner 

 table. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 



LiCUALA. 



A genus of elegant fan-leaved Palms, belonging to the 

 section Coryphese. They are of somewhat slow growth, 

 and peldom exceed ten or twenty feet in height, exclusive of 

 their crown of fronds, but some species are much dwarfer. 

 The genus is characterised by its small branching flower 

 spike, which bears perfect flowers. Limala acutifida is the 

 plant which, in Pulo-Penang, yields the much-esteemed 

 walking canes known as "Penang Lawyers." To grow 

 these plants well they should be potted in a mixture of two 

 parts peat and one of sandy loam, and, if possible, placed 



