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sandy peat soil, the pots frequently shifted, as the mass of 

 roots round the insides of the pots is apt to be destroyed 

 during the hot sunshine of summer. Young cuttings grow 

 in sand under bell-glasses, and succeed best when put in in 

 autumn or very early in spring. 



MoNOTO^CA elh'ptica and lineata, New Holland shrubs, 

 which grow in sandy loam and peat well drained, and are 

 increased by young cuttings in sand under a bell-glass. 



Leucopo^gon lanceolhtus, A. R. 287, ericozdes, amplexi- 

 caulis and juniperhms, B. C. 447, shrubs from New South 

 Wales, which may be treated like Monotdca. 



Stenanthe^ra pinifolia, B. R. 218, B. C. 228, a beau- 

 tiful plant, which may be treated like Epacris. 



AsTROLo^MA humifusum, B. M. 1439, a low bushy New 

 Holland shrub, with scarlet flowers which come out from 

 May to October : it grows in sandy loam and peat, and 

 young cuttings root in sand under a bell. 



Styphe^lia longifolia, B. R. 24. 



S. viridifldra, A. R. 312. 



S. trifldra,' B. M. 1297. 



S. tuhifldra. 



Beautiful New Holland shrubs, which flower from April 

 to June, and may be treated as Astroldma. 



MYRSI'NE^. 



Ardi'sia excelsa and crendta, a Madeira tree and shrub, 

 which grow in loamy soil, and are increased by half-ripened 

 cuttings in sand under a hand-glass. 



MYRsfNE africcina, retusa, B.C. 409, samara, and me- 

 landphelos, Cape shrubs which grow in loam and peat, and 

 cuttings root under cover in sand. 



