BOUVAKDIA. 



Bourardia triphylla. 



'INTER-FLOWERING green- 

 house plants have been, with- 

 in the past few years, consi- 

 derably enriched hy the intro- 

 duction of improved varieties 

 of houvardias. They are all 

 neat-growing and free-flower- 

 ing shrubs, producing deli- 

 cate tubular flowers in clus- 

 ters; and, though none of 

 them should be described as 

 massive or showy, they are 

 invaluable, whether as plants 

 or as flowers, for various 

 decorative purposes. More 

 than this, they are particu- 

 larly well suited for the green- 

 house of an eclectic amateur, 

 for they belong to a higher 

 range in gradations of merit 

 than many subjects that are 

 in general favour, and they 



require a little more care than the generality of plants 



that flower in the winter season. 



