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known as Indian Ink is obtained, and various others are 

 equally serviceable to man. Upon their economic pro- 

 perties we, however, do not intend to enlarge, but content 

 ourselves with recommending those which contribute to 

 the embellishment of oar gardens. They are plants of 

 wide distribution, being found in the East Indies, Mauritius, 

 Madagascar, South America, Guiana, Cape of Good Hope, 

 and various other places. Several other species besides 

 those here given have been in cultivation in our stoves, 

 but unfortunately, through some mischance, have disap- 

 peared. Terminalias are noble evergreens, and should be 

 potted in a mixture composed of equal parts loam and peat, 

 with a good portion of silver sand added. They enjoy a 

 strong moist heat and abundance of water, both in the 

 aitmosphere and at the roots, in the growing season, but 

 both heat and moisture must be moderated to some extent 

 during winter. To increase them, cuttings of ripened 

 wood should be made in spring, but they require some 

 considerable time to make roots. 



T. elegans. — ^This species is very handsome. The leaves 

 are trifoliate, the leaflets long and narrow, tapering to a 

 point; the ground colour is bright green, over which is 

 a beautiful network of dark coloured veins, and in addition 

 to this, the mid-rib is bright red. The plant grows in a 

 regular pyramidal form, and the beauty of its outline, and 

 its handsomely marked and glossy leaves, constitute it one 

 of the most appropriate plaits for the decoration of the 

 dinner table, and a never-failing source of pleasure in the 

 stove. It is a native of Madagascar. 



. TESTCDnfAEIA. 



This is a small genus belonging to the Dioscoreaceoe. 

 The species included in it are exceedingly interesting, on 



