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VERONICA DIOSM^FOLIA. 



This species is in the collection of the Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural 

 Society, and was raised from seeds which were received from Van Diemen's Land, 

 and presented to that establishment by J. W. Crompton, Esq., in 1835. It is a 

 very neat and upright-growing shrub, and well adapted for growing against a 

 south wall, being nearly hardy ; as a specimen, planted out in the garden of the 

 Society in an exposed situation, was not killed by the winter of 1837-8. The 

 plants raised from the above seeds produced a few flowers in the spring of last 

 year ; in the April of the present year they were beautifully covered with blossoms, 

 and are now perfecting their seeds. 



The soil most congenial to its growth is a mixture of loam, peat and sand, in 

 which compost it should be potted. It can be readily increased by cuttings from 

 the young wood, which should be subjected to a little bottom heat. It may be 

 safely protected by the cold frame during the winter. 



The generic name is of doubtful origin. The specific name diosmcsfolia alludes 

 to the form of the leaves, which resemble those of a diosma. 



