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now nearly eleven, has made a side shoot six feet long, is 

 stout in proportion, and the leaves are in general one foot 

 five inches long, and from five to six inches broad. 



Carolinea insignis, turned out in March, was then seven 

 feet high, has since made shoots two feet three inches long, 

 and the leaves are much larger than usual. 



Jacaranda Mimoscefolia, when planted out was one foot six 

 inches high, and has made a most astonishing growth, being 

 now nine feet high, and the compound leaves two feet six 

 inches long, and one foot two inches wide. 



Averrhoa Carambola, is now more than seven feet high, 

 has formed side branches extending six feet eight inches 

 wide, and strong in proportion. This plant bears cutting as 

 well as a hardy plant. I have been obliged, from its great 

 luxuriancy, to cut it very close back, but it is making very 

 strong shoots again. 



Coccoloba pubescens, is about six feet high, was planted out 

 in March, has three branches, has formed a new shoot and 

 leaf, upon each of the side branches, and the centre one has 

 made two leaves, and has grown one foot at two starts. The 

 stem shoots about six inches, carrying up the embracing leaf 

 folded up, which then gradually but rapidly unfolds ; it has 

 at first a dull flesh colour, is most beautifully veined, and 

 its appearance, when looking through it against the light, is 

 exactly that of a surgical preparation, the veins of which are 

 injected with red wax ; this quickly goes off, and the leaf 

 assumes its usual hard, stiff texture. The leaf when expanded 

 is two feet eight inches across, and two feet long. 



Astrapcea Wallichii, was when put in, in March, about 

 three feet six inches high, it has made side shoots two feet 



