90 GL'IDE TO THE CONSERVATORY. 



2ESCHYNANTHUS GRANDIFLORUS. 



Native of Khasee. — Propagation, cuttings. 



Like the rest of its allies, this succeeds best in 

 sphagnum and turfy peat, and, as a parasitic, grows 

 equally well on a piece of decayed wood, with 

 sphagnum over its roots. 



It requires a moist stove, but it will grow in a 

 greenhouse. It flowers from May to August. 



FABEANA EtfBRICATA. 



Native of New Holland. — Propagation, cuttings, 

 A pretty greenhouse shrub : it requires to be 

 placed near the glass, where it will receive a free 

 circulation of air. 



Soie. — Sandy turfy peat : give the pot good 

 drainage. Shift in June, and place it in the green- 

 house until July, when remove it into the open air, 

 where it can receive the morning sun. Replace it 

 in the greenhouse early in September. 



PHCENOCOMA PROLIFERA. 

 Class, Syngenesia. Order, Superfxua. 



Composite. 



Native of Cape of Good Hope, 1789. — Propaga- 

 tion, cuttings. 



A beautiful plant ; its fine foliage alone must 



