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five prominent ribs, gradually tapering into an entire, long, 

 subulate, patent or recurved point, nearly as long as the 

 tube of the corolla ; corolla large, funnel-shaped, white or 

 cream-coloured, striated, the mouth spreading, five-lobed, 

 the lobes terminated by a long, subulate, spreading or re- 

 curved point." This fine plant merely requires the protec- 

 tion of a cool greenhouse, and in summer succeeds well in 

 the open air, at the time it is in its greatest beauty, when 

 its noble pendent and delicate-coloured flowers make a 

 great show. Soil, rich fibry loam, and sand. 



BRUGMANSIA. 



Gen. Char. {Pentandria Monogynia.) Calyx bursting at the 

 side, not falling off ; corolla funnel-shaped ; anthers glued to- 

 gether ; capsule unarmed. 



Named after Brugmans, a botanist. Plants very similar 

 in appearance to those of the last genus. B. arhorea, 

 sometimes called Candida, was thought to require the stove 

 constantly, but it is now introduced with success into the 

 greenhouse ; it has a remarkably handsome flower, the tu- 

 bular calyx is often four inches long, opening on one side 

 to allow the elegant white corolla to appear, which has a 



