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Hand-plant (Cheirostemon), but with very different flowers. They are 

 yellow, shaped like a saucer, of considerable size, and produced very 

 freely. It is a fine plant for a wall. I believe it may die from other 

 causes than low temperature, but it should have the protection of 

 mats in severe weather (fig. 67). 



Fuchsia Colensoi, New Zealand; F. excorticata, New Zealand; 

 F. recurvata, South America (?); F. exoniensis, garden hybrid; 

 F. corallincL, garden hybrid. These and others are very suitable for 

 a warm comer. F. gracilis and F. Riccartoni do not require it. 



Helichrysum diosmaefolium (H. rosmarinifolium), Australia. — A 

 very profuse flowering shrub, succeeding well in a warm corner 

 through ordinary winters, but sometimes killed. The flowers are 

 white. 



Ilex latifolia, Japan. — The largest leaved and finest of all the 

 Hollies. Does well with slight shelter or protection. 



Indigofera alba, China. — A rare and beautiful species, flourishing 

 against wall of stove. 



Lippia citriodora, 'Lemon-scented Verbena,' South America. — 

 Suitable for wall of plant-house. 



Mitraria coccinea, Chiloe. — ^A charming small shrub, with tubular 

 scarlet flowers, of the family Gesneraceae. Has lived out of doors 

 for several years on a north border close to wall of a building. Has 

 neither grown nor flowered freely, but would probably do so in a 

 truly ' ' warm corner. ' ' 



Myrtus Luma, Chile. — Has suffered, but has lived in its corner with 

 17° of frost in the open. M. communis, Western Asia, naturalized in 

 Southern Europe. — Grows well between Palm House and stove and in 

 angle formed by Palm House and Aquarium. 



Nesaea grandiflora (= Heimia). — This is referred to N. salicijolia, 

 a native of tropical America, but it is much finer as a garden plant. 

 It does well against the wall of Palm House. 



Nolina erumpens, Texas. — A very interesting plant, with hard 

 narrow leaves, allied to Dasylirion, but not in this position, at any rate, 

 producing a stem above ground. It succeeds well with slight protect 

 tion close to wall of Cactus House. 



Olea europaea, Olive, Mediterranean region and the East. — In 

 angle formed by Temperate House and corridor it succeeds well.^ 



Prunus (Gerasus) ilicifolia, California. — This evergreen cherry has 

 grown well against Tropical Fern House, but has never flowered. 

 Growing too large, it is now cut down and may be described as interest- 

 ing only. 



Rhaphitamnus cyanocarpus, Chile. — A beautiful tree, with ever- 

 green leaves, pale blue flowers, and bright blue fruits. It is just a 

 little too tender for best results in this country. Here it grows against 

 the wall of the stove, but it was injured during the past mild winter. 

 I remember a tree of some size at Menabilly, in Cornwall, but it 

 struck me as not quite happy. 



Ribes speciosum, California. — This is perhaps the most beautiful 



