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profusion of rich yellow trumpet-shaped flowers. It is of remarkably easy culture 
growing in a mixture of heath mould, sandy loam and very rotten dung. And 
half ripened cuttings grow as easily as those of the pelargonium, if planted in small 
pots, and plunged in a cucumber frame, any time in the spring of the year. 
ARDISIA. 
A. PANicuLATA. — This species is a very free flowerer, and, in our judgment, the 
finest of the whole ; but both the pyramidalis and colorata are very beautiful,, and 
well deserve a place in every collection of stove plants. They all three grow in a 
mixture of two parts loam, one part heath mould, and one part very rotten dung. 
They often produce seeds, particularly the A. paniculata, which should be sown in 
February, and placed in a brisk moist heat ; they will increase with difficulty by 
cuttings of half ripened wood, planted in May, and covered with a bell-glass ; also 
pieces of the root taken off at the time of potting, if planted in pots, and placed in a 
dry heat, will soon grow, but great care is requisite not to destroy them by moisture. 
ALSTONIA. 
A. VENENATA.— -This plant is remarkable for the beauty of its leaves, rather 
than for the splendour of its flowers ; the latter, however, are far from despicable, 
being a very delicate white. It grows in a mixture of equal parts of loam and 
heath mould, and may be propagated freely by cuttings planted in spring in pots, 
and plunged in a brisk moist heat. 
BROWNE A. 
B. GRANDICEPS. — All the species of Brownea are splendid plants, but this and 
the coccinea particularly so ; they require a strong heat to grow them to perfection, 
and should therefore be placed in the hottest part of the stove. They are also 
very impatient of water during winter, caution is therefore necessary not to over- 
water them. They strike from ripened cuttings, which should be planted in 
autumn in pots of sand, and, after standing in a temperate dry heat till February or 
March, should be plunged in a brisk moist heat, and, if covered with a bell-glass, 
they will strike with great freedom. 
BELOPERONE. 
B. OBLONGATA. — Very easy of culture, requires a good heat, growing freely 
from half ripened cuttings planted in sand and plunged in a moist heat, and covered 
with a bell-glass. 
BAUHINIA. 
B. RECURVA and racemosa are both very splendid specimens of a very 
interesting genus, they are well calculated for rafters, and will grow in a mixture 
of heath mould, loam, and very rotten dung; cuttings of half ripened wood should 
be taken off in May and planted in pots of sand, and afterwards covered with a 
bell-glass, and plunged in a moist heat. 
BEJARIA, 
B. GLAUCA. — This splendid plant requires to be set in the coolest part of the 
house, and potted in heath mould. Cuttings of the tender wood will strike if 
planted in pots of sand, plunged in a gentle heat, and covered with a bell-glass. 
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