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GOMPHOLOBIUM GRANDIFLORUM. 

 Class, Decandria. Order, Monogynia. 



Leguminose^:. 

 Native of N. S. Wales. — Propagation, seeds and 

 cuttings. 



A fine plant, deserving a place in every green- 

 house for the beauty of its flowers, and the length 

 of time it remains in blossom. It thrives in peat, 

 with a little white sand. It should be kept in the 

 greenhouse throughout the year, and near the glass. 

 Being a straggling grower, occasionally pinch off the 

 leading buds, which will make it grow more compact. 



HELIOTROPIUM PERUVIANUM. 

 Class, Pentandria. Order, Monogynia. 



BoRAGINEjE. 



Native of Peru. — Propagation, cuttings. 



This deliciously scented flower is well worthy a 

 place in every collection of plants. Strike cuttings 

 early in the spring, pot them into No. 90, place 

 them in a gentle heat until well rooted ; inure 

 them gradually to the open air. In the latter part 

 of May, shift them into No. 48, keeping them in 

 the open air, and continue to shift them as they 

 fill the pots with roots until they are in No. 24, in 

 which size pots let them remain for flowering. 

 They will blossom most of the autumn months, 

 and will begin again to bloom this month. They 

 will be of service for turning out into the flower- 

 garden in June. 



