264 THE GREEN-HOUSE CATALOGUE. 



OCHNA^CE^. 



O'cHNA. africana, purple-flowered O'chna, a shrub, a na- 

 tive of the Cape of Good Hope, introduced in 1816. It 

 has not yet flowered : it grows in sandy peat and loam, and 

 cuttings are rooted in the same soil under a glass. 



EL^OCA^RPE.^;. 



El^oca^rpus cyaneus, blue-fruited Elseocarpus, B. M. 

 1737, a beautiful New Holland shrub, introduced in 1803, 

 and flowering from June to August. It grows well in loam 

 and peat with a little sand, and is increased by ripened 

 cuttings in sand, and covered with a bell-glass. 



TROPiEO^LE^. 



TROPiEo^LUM minus fldrepUno, B. M. 98, double-flowered 

 small Indian Cress, a hardy annual, in its double variety 

 comparatively shrubby and more durable, requiring the 

 protection of the green-house. 



T. mdjus fldre pleno, B. M. 23, double-flowered large 

 Indian Cress, a plant of a similar character to the preced- 

 ing. Both are showy inmates of the green-house as to 

 their flowers, which are in perfection from June to October ; 

 but their leaves and habits are so salad and kitchen-garden- 

 like, that we cannot recommend them. They grow in rich 

 light soil, and are increased by cuttings, care being taken 

 that these do not damp off*. 



T. peregrmum, fringe-flowered Indian Cress, B. M. 1351, 

 B. R. 718, an annual, from Peru, introduced in 1775, and 

 flowering from June to October. 



T. pinndtum^ pinnate-flowered Indian Cress, A. R. 535, 

 a perennial, flowering from June to October. 



T. hy^bridum, hybrid Indian Cress, a biennial, flowering 

 from June to August. 



