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CASSELL'S POPULAR GAKDENITSTG. 



Honnebergia. — This is a commemorative name, 

 and the genua comparatively new. It helongs to 

 the Bromeliacece, and should have the same treat- 

 ment as recommended for Tillcmdsea, Peat and a 

 little loam. 



S. Morreniana. — Petioles sheathing, channelled ; 

 leaves oblong - acuminate, a foot long, and four 

 inches broad ; ground emerald-green, banded with 

 blotches of deep olive-green. Spike erect, clothed 

 with large green bracts, which decrease in size as 

 they reach the scape, which bears a dense head of 

 flowers, with light green sepals and tubular white 

 petals, the latter spreading and broadly margined 

 with azure-blue. Tropical America. 



Rcupala. — A genus of Proteaceous trees, of 

 great beauty ; when cut the wood has a heavy 

 smell, somewhat resembling boiled beef. When 

 growing Eoupalas require the heat of a stove, but 

 when the young wood is mature they may be re- 

 moved to the conservatory without injury. Pot in 

 equal parts of loam and peat, adding a little sand. 



B. aurea— a fine tree witli 

 pinnate leaves ; the large 

 leaflets axe obUque and 

 serrate at tlie edges, deep 

 green on the upper side, 

 paler beneath ; stems co- 

 vered with short golden- 

 yellow wool. Brazil. 



B. Jonghei — this fine spe- 

 cies may he compared to a 

 gigantic form of the pre- 

 ceding, and being of a 

 brighter shade of green; 

 the finest species of the 

 genus yet introduced. 

 Brazil. 



E. Pohlii (R. corcovadensis 

 of gardens) — leaves pin- 

 nate, leaflets oblong-acu- 

 minate, with an oblique 

 base and serrated edges ; 

 deep bright green, tlie re- 

 verse side paler, stem and 

 young leaves covered with 

 rich brown wool. Brazil. 



R. Sklnnerii — leaves pin- 

 nate, slender, with narrow 

 leaflets, which taper to a 

 point, and are serrate at 

 the edges, the upper side 

 being deep green, paler 

 beneath. Guatemala, 



Eudgea. — A genus of Cinchonacece, most being 

 shrubs, but some few attain the dimensions of trees. 

 Pot in loam and peat ; they enjoy strong heat and a 

 moist atmosphere. Stove. 



B. macrophylla. — A beautiful shrub with large 

 obovate - lanceolate leaves, which are some two 

 feet in length, smooth, shining, and dark green. 

 Flowers white, produced in very large and dense 

 globose heads. Spring and summer months. Eio 

 .Janeiro. 



Saeeharum. — These are gigantic Grasses, popu- 

 larly known as Sugar Cane, and a most impor- 

 tant economic plant, as producing the best sugar 

 of commerce. As garden plants, the various species 

 are extremely ornamental. Pot in loam, peat, and 

 leaf -mould in equal parts. 



S. ojicinarum. — The Sugar Cane is a tall Eeed- 

 like Grass, attaining a height of about twelve feet, 

 producing in abundance large feathery plumes of 

 flowers ; the leaves are long, broad, and deep green, 

 beautifully recurved. Sugar is the expressed juice, 



and the plant has been cultivated from time imme- 

 morial ; it was evidently known to the Jews, for 

 Jeremiah speaks of the " sweet cane from a far 

 coimtry " being sent as a present. 



There are many varieties and species of this 

 genue in tropical countries ; one variety, 8. vio- 

 laeeum, having deep violet-purple stems, is very 

 handsome. Tropics. 



Sanchezia.^ — A genus pf Acanthads, remarkable' 

 .for rich variegated foliage and handsome flowers. 

 They resemble Aphelandras in general outline, and 

 are easily grown into fine specimens, luxuriating in 

 strong moist heat. Pot in peat and loam in equal 

 parts, adding a little sharp sand. 



S. glmwophylla. — Leaves opposite, obovate-oblong 

 and acuminate in shape, about twelve inches long ; 

 dark green, midrib rich crimson, the primary veins 

 broadly banded with yellow. Ecuador. 



S. nobilis variegata. — Stems broadly winged, leaves 

 opposite, obovate-oblong and acuminate, twelve to 

 eighteen inches long ; ground-colour brilliaut green, 

 the midrib and all the primary veins banded with 

 rich yellow. It also produces large racemes of gor- 

 geous orange-yeUow flowers. Spring and summer 

 months. Ecuador. 



Sarraeenia. — A curious and beautiful genus of 

 Carnivorous plants, which give their name to the 

 order Sarracenaccce ; popularlj' they are known as 

 Side Saddle Plants, and North American Pitcher 

 Plants. Their leaves are hollow cylinders, with a 

 jointed lid at the top, which is closed down until 

 the leaf attains full size, when it springs open, 

 never to close again. These leaves contain a liquid 

 which attracts flies and other insects in vast quan- 

 tities ; ingress is very easy, but as the inside is lined 

 with sharp hairs, all pointing downwards, exit is 

 impossible, and the pitchers are oftentimes half full 

 of dead insects, upon which they are said to thrive. 

 There are but a few species, but on account of their 

 peculiar structure, and the varied and beautiful 

 markinas of their pitchers, they have become ex- 

 ceedingly popular, and many improved garden 

 varieties have been raised by cross-breeding. 

 Naturally, they grow in the bogs and swamps of 

 North America, and are looked upon as green-house 

 plants, but as they are there subjected to almost 

 tropical heat in summer, they really thrive beet in 

 the Intermediate House in winter, and the stove in 

 summer. 



S. Atkinsonii — pitchers 

 erect,, long find narrow; 

 green, netted with red; 

 lid broad, ribbed and 

 veined with red. Garden 

 variety. 



S. atrosanguinea— pitchers 



erect, long a,nd nnrrow, 

 with a broad roncd lid, 

 which, when yonrg, 's 

 green, clianffing with asro 

 to deep blood-red. North 

 America. 

 S. Chelsoni — pitchers some- 



