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the plants are then placed in heat, they will flower 

 this month. 



JASMINUM SAMBAC, GRAXDIFLORUM. 

 Class, Diandria. Order, Monogynia. 



Jasmines. 



Sambac, native of the E. Indies, 1665 ; Grandi- 

 florum, of E. Indies. 1627. — Propagation, cuttings. 



These varieties of the jasmine grow in loam, 

 decayed wood, and bog soil, with about one sixth 

 cally sand. They flower nearly every month in 

 the year, if kept in the greenhouse, and placed in 

 heat in succession. They must be in the flower- 

 house from December to March ; at other times 

 they will do in the greenhouse. By placing them 

 in the flower-house, the young flower shoots are 

 caused to put out, and it is necessary for their pre- 

 servation during winter. This is the season of the 

 year in which they are mostly in blossom. 



LOBELIA ERIXUS, BICOLOR, 



AND SEVERAL OTHERS OF SIMILAR HABITS. 



Class, Pentandria. Order, Moxogynia. 



LoBELIACEiE. 



Native of Cape of Good Hope. — Propagation, 



cuttings. 



These mav be treated the same as the heliotro- 



