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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



ERIOSTEMON. 



Gen. Char. (Decandria Monogynia.) Calyx five-parted ; petals 

 five ; stamens ten, with hairy filaments ; anthers terminal ; style 

 short ; capsules five. 



A genus of very ornamental Australian plants for the 

 greenhouse, with white, pale red, or lilac flowers, appearing 

 from March to September. The species are huxifolium, 

 gracile, lanceolatum, obovatum, glaucescens, nereifolium, no- 

 diflorum, cuspidatum, ?n?/oj3oroides, linear folium, oblongU 

 folium, latifolium, salicifolium, and intermedium. The last 

 species should always be introduced, as it is covered with 

 pretty white blossoms during the early spring months, and 

 gives a gay look to the greenhouse ; its leaves are small but 

 numerous, and covered underneath with oil-glands ; the flow- 

 ers are rather large, petals white tinged with rose-colour, 

 and also the bud, so that altogether it has a handsome ap- 

 pearance. They thrive best in peat soil and sand, in well- 

 drained pots, which should be changed as the plants increase 

 in size ; in summer they require a good supply of water ; 

 they are increased by cuttings. 



