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which the white flowers 

 expand. , Summer and au- 

 tumn mouths. S. Africa. 



S. humilis— a dwarf plant, 

 a miniature form of 

 S. Eeginee, and there- 

 for© suitable for a small 

 house. 



S. Nicolai — a tall species, 

 with lai'ge, oblong, glau- 

 cous leaves; the flowers 



are bright blue and white, 

 tinged with pink. 

 S. Eegiuffi— this is the most 

 showy species, growing to 

 a height of about six feet, 

 the leaves being coria^ 

 ceous in texture and glau- 

 cous, the rich orange and 

 "vivid blue flowers resemb- 

 ling the plumage of a goy- 

 ooloured macaw. 



like Gardenia, and are 

 used for similar purposes. 

 "Winter and summer 

 months. "West Indies. 

 T. grandiflora— leaves sub- 



Streptocarpus. — Soft-wooded, small-growing 

 plants, belonging to the Cyrtandrea group of the 

 order Gesneracem, 

 ■with opposite 

 leaves, one of 

 which is always 

 much larger than 

 the other. Pot in 

 peat, leaf-mould, 

 and sand in equal 

 parts ; they en- 

 joy a moist and 

 shady situation, 

 but do not thrive 

 if they are fre- 

 quently syringed. 

 Stove. 



5. Rexii. — A low- 

 growing plant, 

 with oblong-obtuse, 

 pale green leaves, 

 and long funnel- 

 shapedflowers, with 

 a spreading limb, 

 soft blue and lilac 

 in colour. South 

 Africa. 



^5. Saundersii. — 

 This plant appears 

 to have but a sin- 

 gle leaf, upwards of 

 a foot long and six 

 mches broad, which seems to be developed at the 

 expense of the opposite one ; thick and fleshy ; deep 

 green, the under side dull red; panicles erect, 

 numerous and much branched, bearing many pale 

 blue flowers, with a brighter blue throat. Natal. 



Tabern^montana. — A genus belonging to the 

 Dog-bane family, Apocynacece, containing many spe- 

 cies, the most beautiful of which are here enume- 

 rated. They require treatment similar to Gardenia. 



Theofhbasta maoeopsylla, 



!r._ Barteri— a small branch- 

 ing shrub, with opposite, 

 oblot]g.oTate,smoothdeep 

 sreeu leaves ; flowers tu- 

 bular, with a spreading 

 limb of five deep lobes, 

 some three inches in 

 diameter, jjure white, and 



fragrant. Sprinsr mpnths. 

 Old Calabar, "West Africa. 

 T. coronaria flore-pleno^ 

 a compact much-branched 

 shrub, with deep shining 

 ereen leaves, and double 

 pure white flowers, which 

 are very fragrant, much 



ovate and brilliant green ; 

 flowers tubular, with a 

 spreading limb, i-ich deep 

 yellow. Autumn months. 

 Venexiiiela. 



Terminalia.— A genus of Combretaeea, contain- 

 ing many species, attaining the size of trees with 

 age ; extremely ornamental in a young state. Pot 

 in equal parts of loam, peat, and sand ; they enjoy a 

 high temperatui-e and moist atmosphere. Stove. 

 T. elegans is correctly Folyscias paniculata. — An 

 elegant pyramidal 

 shrub, in a young 

 state, with trifoliate 

 leaves; the leaflets 

 long, narrow, and 

 acuminate ; bright 

 green, beautifully 

 netted with red- 

 dish-brown. Mada- 

 gascar. 



Theobroma. — 



A genus of Bytt- 

 neriacece, containing 

 but few species ; 

 the seeds of the 

 one here described 

 yielding the choco- 

 late of our shops, 

 millions of pounds 

 of which come to 

 Europe annually, 

 chiefly from Trini- 

 dad, Jamaica, and 

 Grenada. Pot in 

 rich loam, peat, and 

 leaf-mould. Theo- 

 bromas enjoy strong 

 heat, shade, and 

 moisture. 

 T. Cacao. — A small branching tree, usually at- 

 taining a height of fifteen to twenty feet ; the 

 leaves are large, oblong - acuminate, light green; 

 when . young, very ornamental, and quite dis- 

 tinct from anything else ; the flowers are jjro- 

 duced on the stem and branches, are small and 

 inconspicuous, and succeeded by long pod- like 

 fruits, containing half a hundred or more of the 

 seeds, which are called Chocolate Beans. Tropical 

 America. 



Theophrasta. — Handsome ornamental-leaved 

 plants belonging to the order Myrsinacece ; flowers 

 showy in the mass, though individually small. Pot 

 in peat and loam in equal parts, adding a little sharp 

 sand. Stove. 



