THE GREEN-HOUSE CATALOGUE, 



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Dio^SMA opposififolia, opposite-leaved Diosma, an ever- 

 green shrub from the Cape in 1752, and flowering from 

 March to June. 



D. linearis, linear-leaved Diosma, an evergreen shrub 

 from the Cape in 1800, and flowering from March to June. 



D. «//?a, white-flowered Diosma^ also from the Cape, and 

 flowering from March to June. 



D. cupressma, cypress- 

 leaved, B. C. 303. 

 D. tenuifdiia, slender-leaved, 

 D. succulenta, succulent- 

 leaved. 



D. hirsuta, hairy-leaved, B.R. 

 369. 



D. rubra, red-calyxed, B. R. 

 563. 



D. pedinafa, pectinated. 

 D. ericoldes, heath-leaved. 



The last seven species are all from the Cape, and flower 

 from March or April to May or June. They are all much 

 of the nature of heaths, thrive best in peat soil, and are 

 increased by cuttings of the tender tops, planted in sand 

 under a bell-glass. 



Agatho^sma hispida, rough-leaved Agathosma, a narrow- 

 leaved evergreen shrub from the Cape in 1786, and flower- 

 ing from June to August. 



A. villdsa, shaggy Agathosma, a similar shrub, from the 

 Cape in 1786, and flowering at the same time. 



A. pulchella, blunt-leaved Agathosma, B. M. 1357, a 

 shrub from the Cape in 1787, and flowering from February 

 to September. 



A. marginata, marginate. 

 A. cerefblia, chervil-scented. 

 A. pubescens, pubescent. 



A.cilidta, ciliated, B. R. 366. 

 A. capitata, pale purple. 

 A. imbricdta, imbricated. 

 A. acuminata, acuminated, 

 B. C. 493. 



The last seven species are all from the Cape, and all 

 flower in May or June to August. The culture of the 

 whole genus is the same as that for Diosma, 



