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tvinter in the open air, but they never flower well unless in 

 the green -house. They are very ornaniental when in flower, 

 and valuable as continuing in blossom till the end of No- 

 vember. The soil they affect is loam and leaf-mould, and 

 they are increased by cuttings, which^ as in the case of 

 most of this order of plants, should be ripened before being 

 taken off", and then planted in sand under a glass. 



BYTTNERIA^CE^. 



Stercu^lia platanifolia, a tree introduced from China in 

 1757, and flowering in July. It is of little beauty as a 

 green-house plant, but of easy culture in rich loam, and it 

 is readily increased by ripened cuttings under a hand-glass. 



Lasiope'talum, Thomasia, grow in sandy loam and a 

 little leaf-mould, and ripened cuttings root readily in sandy 

 loam, under a hand-glass. 



Mahe'ri^ia pinnata, wing-leaved Mahernia, B.M. 277, 

 an undershrub introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 

 1752, and flowering from June to August. 



M. diffusa, procumbent Mahernia, B. C. 187, an under- 

 shrub introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 1774, and 

 flowering from June to August. 



M. incisa, cut-leaved Mahernia, B. M. 353, an under ^ 

 shrub introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 1792, 

 and flowering from July to September. 



M. pulchella, neat Mahernia, an undershrub, introduced 

 from the Cape of Good Hope in 1792, and flowering from 

 July to August. 



M. glabrata, sweet-scented Mahernia, A. R. 85, an un- 

 dershrub introduced from the Cape of Good Hope in 1789, 

 and flowering in April and May. 



M. grandifldra, large-flowered Mahernia, B. R. 224^ an 

 undershrub introduced from China in 1791, and flowering 

 from May to August, 



