RUTACEiE. 



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Drummondii, cor di folia, ensata, mfa, tripliylla, and viminea. 

 These plants require sandy peat, and the pots should be well 

 drained ; they may be increased by layers or ripe cuttings, 

 planted in sandy peat and covered by a glass. 



CORRJ3A. 



Gen. Char. (Octandria Monogynia.) Calyx campanulate; pe- 

 tals four ; capsule four-celled, opening with four valves ; cells 

 one or two-seeded. 



Named after Correa, a Portuguese botanist. This is 

 another desirable New Holland genus for the greenhouse, 

 as it blooms in the winter. C. alba and rufa have white 

 flowers, the latter has rusty-coloured leaves; virens has 

 green ; speciosa, red and green, and there is a variety with 

 larger flowers ; pulckella is very pretty, with scarlet blos- 

 soms, and it has varieties with rose-coloured, and red and 

 white flowers. These beautiful plants are easily increased 

 by ripened cuttings being planted in sand under a bell- 

 glass ; the following are varieties : — bicolor, picta, brilliant, 

 curiosa, magnijica, etc. 



