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C. B. myrtifolia Herincq {alias B. sestuans Linden). 



7. B. sestuans Mutis. 



8. B. cinnamomea Lindley.* 



9. B. drymifolia Linden. 



10. B. densa Planc/wn (alias 's, micropliylla) . 



11. B. tricolor Linden. 



12. B. , an unknown species at Syon, with lanceolate leaves,, and red branches covered 



with viscid stiff hairs. 



The proper mode • of managing these Bejarias is still uncertain. They are charming plants, and 

 worth any amount of care and trouble. We believe that the treatment of Indian Azaleas will suit 

 the strongest, and that of Rhododendron Chamse-Cistus the weakest. A damp atmosphere, and free 

 circulation of air in summer, are no doubt essential. Mr. Linden cuts the matter short, as will be 

 seen by the following extract from his priced Catalogue : — 



Bejaria (Befaria) ^stuans . . .30 francs. Bejaria (Befaria) glauca . . .10 francs. 



COARCTATA 15 „ „ LEDIFOLIA .... 10-50 



„ dens, (micropliylla) . . 25 „ „ tricolor . . . . 40 „ 



„ DRYMIFOLIA .... 40 „ Sp. llOVa. . . . . . „ „ 



" Repute a tort comme etant d'une culture difficile, ce magnifique genre reclame an contraire 

 peu de soins. Haute en pleine terre, il neurit abondamment et n'exige en hiver qu'une temperature 

 tres-basse et peu d'humidite." 



* " Messrs. Veitch are also in possession of a third species of this genus, with purple flowers, found on the Andes 

 of Caxamarca, at the height of 8000 feet. Its flowers are very much injured in the specimen before us, but appear 

 to be smaller than in the species now figured (B. eestuans), and are arranged in a close panicle. The leaves are remark- 

 able for being covered on the lower side with a bright brown wool, on which account it may be named The Cinnamon 

 Bejaria {Bejaria cinnamomea). 



" Sp. Char. — Branches downy and hispid. Leaves slightly downy above, covered beneath with thick ferruginous wool. 

 Flowers in a close terminal panicle, with very woolly and hispid stalks and calyxes." — Gardeners' ChronicU. 



