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PAXTON'S FLOWER GAPDEN. 



advantage to many cultivators who cannot afford room for large growing plants. In the 

 many ways that white sweet-smelling flowers are used in a cut state, this Jasminum is 

 likely to find a place with Stephanotis, Bonvardias, Tuberoses, and Gardenias, whilst it 

 will be equally adapted for keeping up a display of bloom in the warm stove during the 

 dull period about the close of the year. Whether its time of flowering will be confined to 

 the particular season we speak of, or whether it will so far conform to the will of the 

 cultivator as to bloom over a greater portion of the year, remains to be seen 3 but 

 its general appearance is such as to place it in the first rank, and to make it a welcome 

 addition to our stove flowering plants. 



It is from the north of Borneo, and was found by Mr. Burbidge when out collecting 

 in that country for Messrs. Veitch, who may be congratulated on having added one more 

 to the many acquisitions they have placed within the reach of plant cultivators, whilst 

 Mr. Burbidge may well feel proud of having discovered a plant that is likely to come into 

 general cultivation. Our illustration was taken from a small specimen in Messrs. Veitch 's 

 possession. 



Its requirements in cultivation as to temperature will no doubt be such as found 

 necessary for plants generally that come from hot countries. Warmth that will answer for 

 Allamandas and Dipladenias will most probably be requisite for this, as it is for most 

 Bornean plants ; and blooming as it does in the winter season, it is not likely to succeed 

 without warm stove treatment. Its compact bushy habit renders it independent of much 

 support in the shape of sticks and ties. In character of growth it is not unlike the well- 

 known Rondeletia speciosa. An ordinary peaty soil, or a mixture of peat and loam, will no 

 doubt answer for it. 



