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species, besides several that belong to the green-house : greatly 

 admired for the beauty of their foliage. A few of them are 

 deciduous, and all of the easiest culture. We have seen plants 

 of F. eldstica hung in the back of the hot-house, without 

 the smallest particle of earth, their only support being 

 sprinklings of water every day. F. hrdssi and F. macro- 

 'phylla are the finest-looking species that have come under 

 our observation ; the leaves of both are very large and shad- 

 ing, occupying considerable space. In small collections, F. 

 iiidlca and F. nifida are desirable; F. rejpens is a climbing 

 plant. (Soil No. 13.) 



Franclscea, a new genus of plants from South America, 

 containing about four species of profuse blooming plants. 

 F. Hopeana and F. latifoUa are generally known ; the latter 

 possesses all the combined fragrance of the jasmine and 

 jonquil ; the flowers are one inch in diameter, of a rich 

 purple fading to pure white, and blooms the whole winter. 

 (Soil No. 9.) 



Gardenias, a genus containing about seventeen species, 

 several of them very popular in our collections, going under 

 the name of Cape Jasmine, which do well in the green- 

 house (see Maij). The species requiring this department, 

 and deserving attention, are G. campanidata, of a soft woody 

 nature, with ovate, acuminate leaves ; flowers of a straw 

 color, and solitary ) G. amsena, the flowers are white, tinged 

 with crimson, terminal and solitary, but seldom bloom ; G. 

 costdta, admired for its beautiful ribbed foliage ; G. lucida 

 has a handsome, ovate, acuminate, shining foliage, flowers 

 white and solitary ] G. Sherhournii has large spotted flow- 

 ers. G. Stardei/ana, flowers of a greenish white color, nine 

 inches long, spotted with brown ; they require to have the 

 pots well drained. (Soil No. 13.) 



Geissom6na Jomji flora. This is a new genus, and closely 

 allied to Ruellia. The species alluded to is a free flowerer, 

 blooming from January to May, in close spikes of a scarlet 

 color, leaves opposite, ovate, elongate, and shining ) the 

 plants must be well drained, and in summer kept from the 

 direct influence of the sun. (Soil No. 2.) 



Helicoaia hrazdiensis. This very splendid plant 'is nearly 

 related to Strelifzia, and in splendor surpasses it. The 

 brilliant scarlet sheath that envelops the flowers contrasts 

 most admirably with its rich green leaves. Give plenty of 



