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argent ea, semper vir ens, canariensis, ferox, and (rgyptiaca, 

 perennials, chiefly frame plants, and some of them ap- 

 proaching to undershrubs, of the easiest culture and pro- 

 pagation. 



DIPSAXEiE. 



Mori'na p<?Vsica, a perennial, from Persia, of the usual 

 culture. 



ScABio'sA rigida, attenuata, africana, cretica, and lyrata, 

 sufFruticos'e plants and herbs, from the Cape and the South 

 of Europe, of common culture in light rich soil. 



GENTIA^NE^. 



Exa'cum viscdsum, a biennial from the Canaries, of the 

 easiest culture. 



Villa' RsiA lacundsa, sarmentbsa, B. M. 1328, parnassi- 

 folia, B. M. 1029, and ovdta. Cape, New Holland, and 

 North American aquatics, which require to be grown in 

 water, the pots being placed only a few inches below the 

 surface ; the soil used may be peat and loam, and the plants 

 are increased by dividing at the root or by seeds. 



Loga'nia latifoUa and floribunda, A. R. 520, New Hol- 

 land shrubs, which thrive in sandy loam and peat, and 

 ripened cuttings root in sand under a hand-glass. 



Chiro^n lA jasminoides, B. R. 197, B. C. 27. 

 C. lychnoides. C. angiisfifdlia, B. M. 818. 



C. linoides, B. M. 511. C frutescens, B. M. 37. 



C. hacclfera, B. M. 233. C. decussdta, B. M. 707. 



These are spongy-wooded, low Cape shrubs, pretty plants, 

 with handsome flowers, but of short lives, and therefore re- 

 quire to be frequently renewed by cuttings. They grow in 

 peat, with a little loam, and cuttings in the same soil, under 

 a bell-glass, root readily. 



