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LIST OF STOVE-SHRUBS. 
DRACiENA. 
D. TERMiNALis is a most graceful plant, not unlike a species of palm in its 
growth. It grows readily in a mixture of heath mould and loam, and is readily- 
increased by pieces of the stem and by seeds. The D. fe^^rcea smd striata are both 
very ornamental. 
ERYTHRINA. 
All the Erythrinas are splendid, and are easy of culture. They require to be 
kept rather dry and cold during- the time they are without leaves, and, when they 
begin to grow, place them in a strong heat, where they will receive plenty of 
moisture. They are propagated freely by cuttings, which may either be planted in 
sand or light soil, and plunged in a brisk moist heat. 
EUPHORBIA. 
E. SPLENDENS. — The flowers of this species are not large, but they are of an 
extremely rich colour. Any common poor soil suits it, and care is requisite not to 
over-water it. Cuttings strike freely, if left a day or two to dry after separation 
from the plant, and then planted in small pots of poor soil, and plunged in a 
strong heat. 
EUGENIA. 
E. Malaccensis and jambos are very ornamental tropical fruit trees ; the 
flowers themselves have nothing remarkable in them, but the fruit is both orna- 
mental and valuable. They both thrive well in a mixture of two parts sandy loam, 
and one part very rotten dung, and are very easily propagated by cuttings of the 
ripe wood, planted in the autumn, in pots of sand, and placed in a moderately cool 
and dry place ; in February, plunge them in a bark or hotbed, where they will 
receive a brisk heat, and give them a moderate supply of water. 
GOMPHIA. 
G. OBTUSIFOLIA and nitida require only the common care and treatment of 
hardy stove plants ; and are very easily propagated by cuttings, planted in pots of 
sand, and covered with a glass. 
GEISSOMERIA. 
G. LONGIFLORA. — This plant well deserves more attention than has hitherto 
been given it. The soil for it should be rich, say two parts light loam, and one 
part very rotten dung. Cuttings of the young and tender wood, planted in light 
soil, under a glass, and plunged in a brisk heat, will speedily grow. 
GUSTAVIA. 
G. Augusta. — This splendid plant, to be grown to perfection, should be placed 
in a strong heat. It has been long discovered, but is yet scarcely known in collec- 
tions. A soil composed of one part heath mould, one part light loam from a 
pasture, and one part leaf mould, suits it well. Cuttings of the ripe wood taken off 
in the autumn, planted in sand, and placed in a moderate dry heat, and in February 
plunged in a strong moist heat, under a glass, will strike pretty freely. 
