AUGUST. 



137 



STATICA ARBOREA. 

 Class, Pentandria. Order, Polygynia. 



Plumb AGiNEiE. 

 Native of Teneriffe, 1839. — Propagation, cut- 

 tings. 



This fine plant being a native of the South Sea 

 Islands, growing near to the shore, is a great ab- 

 sorbent, and therefore delights in a moist atmo- 

 sphere with some degree of warmth ; at present it 

 is considered a stove plant, but I doubt not that 

 before long it will be found to be so hardy, that it 

 may be grown in a greenhouse : but be it when it 

 may, the success of cultivating it will depend on 

 the moisture which it receives over its head, when 

 in a growing state : it also requires the same no 

 less freely at its roots when in a growing state, but 

 when dormant, which should be in the dark months 

 of winter, no more moisture will be necessary than 

 what is sufficient to keep it from flagging. 



Soil. — Peat, loam, and white sand ; the drainage 

 of the pot must be open. 



W. MAY. 



TREVIRANA COCCINEA, ETC. 



(NOW ACHIMENES COCCINEA.) 



Class, Didynamia. Order, Angiospermia. 



ScROPHULARIN^E. 



Native of Jamaica, 1778. — Propagation, offsets. 

 This elegant little scarlet flowering plant is of 



