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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



HOVE A. 



Gen. Char. (Diadelphia Decandria.) Calyx bilabiate, the upper 

 lip half bifid, abruptly blunt ; stamens all united ; keel blunt ; pod 

 sessile, roundish, ventricose, two-seeded. 



Named after Mr. Hove,, a Polish botanist. There are 

 many pretty species of this genus for the greenhouse, with 

 either blue or purple flowers. The principal are Celsii,fer- 

 ruginea, ilicifolia, lanceolata, pmigens, purpurea, rosmarini- 

 folia and several others; they are easily cultivated in peat, 

 and light loam and sand. 



BOSSLEA. 



Gen. Char. (Diadelphia Decandria.) Calyx two-lipped, upper 

 lip largest, half bifid, obtuse ; stamens all united ; pod com- 

 pressed, stalked, many-seeded, thickened at each edge. 



Named after M. Boissieu Lamartiniere. This is a very 

 beautiful genus of Australian plants, suitable for the green- 

 house, and having flowers either yellow- orange, yellow- 

 brown, or yellow mixed with purple ; the most interesting are 

 alata, cordata, cordifolia, ensata, disticha, Hendersonii, lino~ 

 phjlla, lenticularis, paucifolia, Scolopendra, tenuicaulis, etc. 

 They thrive best in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, and 



