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of the strongest, or even one, taking off all the lateral 

 shoots till the desired height is attained, and giving them 

 rich soil and a cool greenhouse in winter ; the pots should 

 be very well drained. 



LOPEZIA. 



Gen. -Char. (Monandria Monogynia.) Limb of the calyx four- 

 parted, falling off ; petals four, irregular ; stamens two, one 

 anther fertile, the other sterile and petal-like. 



Z. macrophylla is a small shrub, with leaves slightly hairy, 

 but handsome ; flowers large, bright red, having only the 

 small, globose ovary, green; this is a native of Mexico, 

 bearing the greenhouse here, and flowering in March. L. 

 racemom, cordata, kirsuta, and lineata have purple flowers, 

 excepting the last, which has them more of a pink hue : 

 these are all greenhouse annuals or perennials from Mexico ; 

 some species also from the same country are hardy. 



MYRTACEJE. 



Exogens, the flowers of which have several petals. Calyx 

 adhering, four or five-cleft, sometimes falling off like a cap in 



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