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which, the white flowers 

 expand. Summer and au- 

 tumn months, S. Africa. 



S. humilis — a dwarf plant, 

 which may be compared 

 to a miniature S. Kegina;, 

 and therefore suitable lor 

 a small bouse. 



S. Nicolai — a tall species, 

 with large, oblong, glau- 

 cous leaves; the flo.veis 



are bright blue and white, 

 tinged with pink. 

 S. Beginae— this is the most 

 showy species, growing to 

 a height of abuut 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 gay- 

 coloured macaw. 



like Gardenia, and are 

 used for similar purposes. 

 Winter and summer 

 months. West Indies. 

 T. grandiflora — leaves sub- 



ovate and brilliant green ; 

 flowers tubular, with a 

 spreading limb, rich deep 

 yellow. Autumn months. 

 Venezuela. 



Streptocarpus. — Soft-wooded, small-growing 

 plants, belonging to the Cyrtandrecc group of the 

 order Gcsncraccce, 

 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, 

 hut do not thrive 

 if they are fre- 

 quently syringed. 

 Stove. 



S. Rexii. — A low- 

 growing plant, 

 with oblong-obtuse, 

 pale green leaves, 

 and long funnel- 

 shaped flowers, with 

 a spreading limb, 

 soft blue and lilac 

 in colour. South 

 Africa. 



S. Saundersii. — 

 This plant appears 

 to bave but a sin- 

 gle leaf, upwards of 

 a foot long and six 



inches 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. 



Tabernaemontana.— 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. 



Theophrasta Macrophylla 



T. Barteri — a small branch- 

 ing shrub, with opposite, 

 oblong-ovat u , smooth deep 

 green leaves ; flowers tu- 

 bular, with a spreading 

 limb of five deep lobes, 

 some three inches in 

 diameter, pure white, and 



fraerrant. Spring months. 

 Old Calabar, West Africa. 

 T. coronaria flore-pleno— 

 a compact much-branched 

 shrub, with deep shining 

 green leaves, and double 

 pure wbite flowers, which 

 are very fragrant, much 



Terminalia. — A genus of Combretaccce, 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 temperature and moist atmosphere. Stove. 

 T. eleyans. — An elegant pyramidal shrub, in a 

 young state, with 

 trifoliate leaves ; 

 the leaflets long, 

 narrow, and acumi- 

 nate ; bright green, 

 beautifully netted 

 with reddish- 

 brown, the midrib 

 deep red. 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 pro- 

 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 Myrsinacccc ; flowers 

 showy in the mass, though individually small. Pot 

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

 sand. Stove. 



