596 
MONADELPHIA POLYANDRIA. 
Class XVI. 
9955 oleifera Abel. oil-seed iS i 1 pr 3 
9956 axillaris Sims. axillary * \ | pr 3 
1497. BARRINGTO'NIA. W. Barringtonia. 
W. 
9957 speciosa W. 
1498. GUST A' VI A. 
9958 augusta W. 
1499. CA'REYA. Roxb. 
Q959 herbacea Roxb. 
13 
Laurel-leaved 
GUSTA\IA. 
august 
Carey A. 
herbaceous 
1 □ spl 20 
1 □ spl 30 
j£ 123 spl 
W 
w 
Myrtacece. 
... S 
MyrtacecB. 
... W 
Myrtacece. 
tjl.au R 
China 1820. 
E. Indies 1818. 
Sp. 1. 
E. Indies 1786. 
Sp. 1—2. 
Guiana 
Sp. 1—2. 
E. Indies 1808. 
C r.ra 
C r.m 
S r.m Rum.am.3.t. 114 
1794. C r.m Aub. gui. I.t.l92 
t.217 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
a house should be rather lofty, as the plants never look so well as when six or eight feet high, trained in a 
conic form, and clothed with branches from the root upwards. The plants should be raised near to the glass 
by means of a stage, which should be so contrived, that, as they advance in height, it may be lowered in pro- 
portion : only the very best crown or patent glass should be used ; because it is found from experience, that the 
least inequality of surface or thickness of material, so operates on the sun's rays, as to concentrate them, and 
burn or produce blotches on the leaves of the plants. Every cultivator must have observed that leathery 
shining leaves, like those of the orange, myrtle, &c. are more or less subject to this solar injury ; but the 
leaves of the Camellia are particularly so. Some nurserymen recommend a roof which will not admit much 
light; others the use of green glass; of an opaque roof, with glass in front only; or of a house facing the 
north. Our opinion is, that a light house facing the south, or, better still, glass on all sides, is essential to the 
perfect growth of the plants; and that all solar accidents maybe avoided, or at least rendered of no con- 
sequence, by using the best glass, and placing the plants as near it as possible. 
To grow the Camellia to a high degree of perfection, considerable care is requisite. The roots are very apt 
to get matted in the pot, and, by the space they occupy, so to compress the ball of mould, as after a time to 
render it impervious to water. Hence frequent attention should be had, to see that the water poured on the 
pots moistens all the earth, and does not escape by the sides of the pot, moistening only the web of fibres. 
When the plants are in flower and in a growing state, they require to be liberally watered, and also a degree 
of heat somewhat greater than is usually given to greenhouse plants. If this heat is not given in November and 
December, the plants will not expand their blossoms freely ; and if both water and heat are not regularly 
applied after the blossoming season, vigorous shoots and flower-buds will not be produced. To form handsome 
plants, they should be trained with single stems to rods, and pruned so as to make them throw out side 
branches from every part of the stem : to encourage these, the plants should not be set close together on the 
stage. In summer they may either be set out of doors on a stratum of scoriae, or on a pavement, in a sheltered 
but open situation ; or the glass roof may be taken ofE The hardier sorts, as the double red, blush, p£Eony- 
flowered, &c. answer very well when planted in the bed or border of a conservatory, provided the roof or 
entire superstructure can be removed in summer to admit the full influence of the weather. When this 
cannot be done, the Camellia and most other plants are better in portable utensils, which admit both of 
examining their roots, and placing them in the open air, or in a greater degree of heat at pleasure. The single 
and double red Camellia will endure the open air when trained against a south wall, and protected by mats in 
winter; and there can be no doubt that in time these and other species will be more perfectly inured to our 
climate. 
Henderson of Woodhall gives the following account of his mode of treating the Camellia. " The best time 
for a regular shifting of the Camellias is the month of February or beginning of March. After shifting all 
those that require it, put them into the peach-house or vinery, when there is a little heat ; if there be no 
peach-house, vinery, nor pinery, set them in the warmest part of the greenhouse. They will soon begin to 
make young wood. From the time they begin to make their young shoots, till they have finished their 
growth, give them plenty of water They may be kept in the vinery or peach-house till they have formed 
their flower-buds at the extremity and sides of the young growths, when a few of them may be removed to a 
colder place, say behind the stage of the greenhouse ; for the Camellias are fond of being shaded during 
