162 HOT-HOUSE — OF REPOTTING, ETC. [_May. 



the flowers are melliflueuSj five-parted, and in pendulous 

 bunches, slightly bearded, and have every appearance of a 

 composition of the finest wax ] of a blush color. H, cms- 

 sf/dlia, H. grand 1 flora J brown flowered, H. hella, variegated, 

 M. Cunnwgliamii and H. imperialis are all well worthy of 

 cultivation. (Soil No. 2.) * 



Ijpommas, a genus of tropical climbing plants, nearly allied 

 to ConvohiiluSy but of greater beauty. /. Jdlopa is the 

 true jalap of the druggists, but not worthy of any other re- 

 mark. / Horsfdllia has brilliant rosy crimson flowers, 

 which it is almost entirely covered with from December to 

 May. 1. inigosa has a profusion of large rosy lilac flowers. 

 /. miiltifidraj blush and lilac. 1. Learii produces a profu- 

 sion of large blue flowers; they are all very showy and 

 beautiful ornaments for either the hot-house or the flower 

 garden. (Soil No. 13.) 



Ismene amdncaes, or Pancrdtium amdncaes. This pro- 

 fuse yellow flowering bulb is richly deserving of cultivation, 

 and should be kept in the house all summer, repotting it as 

 often as the roots touch the interior side of the pot, giving it 

 plenty of water when in a growing state; but when dormant, 

 it must be kept dry till it offers to grow: when well treated 

 it will bloom repeatedly during summer. (Soil No. 12.) 



LcdraSj a genus of fine flowering plants, and does extreme- 

 ly well in our collections in comparison to the state they are 

 grow^n in England. The genus specifically is much confused 

 among us, either from error originating with those who pack- 

 ed them for this country, or after they have arrived. /. 

 purpurea, leaves oblong, ovate, blunt; flowers crimson; 1. 

 cTocdtay leaves oval, lanceolate, narrowing toward the stem, 

 smooth underside of the leaf; the nerves are very percepti- 

 ble; flowers safiVon-colored, and very profuse. /. rosea, 

 leaves large, regular, oblong, a little acute, very distant on 

 the wood, central nerve strong; flowers rose-colored in large 

 corymbs, branching finely; 1. handhuca, leaves very close to 

 the stem, ovate, acuminate; nerves straight, middle nerve 

 stronger than any other of the genus; flowers scarlet. I. 

 hidnday leaves small, lanceolate, ovate; flowers red, cymes 

 branching in three. /. dicJiotima, leaves largest of the ge- 

 nus, ovate, acuminate, undulate footstalk three-eighths of an 

 inch long; whereas, none of the leaves of the other species 

 have footstalks of any length ; it is now called /. unduldta ; 



