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STATICE ARBOREA. 
plant to decorate the flowet-garden in the open air, there is scarcely any thing to 
be compared with this strikingly beautiful plant. A compost of equal parts of sandy 
heath mould, loam, and rotten leaves, suits it well, and an average temperature of 
from 45^ to 65° causes it to flourish amazingly, but we have no doubt that it would 
do well in even a lower temperature. It requires plenty of water whilst growing, 
and frequent washings with the syringe ; we omitted in the proper place to say that 
it flowers nearly all the year round, having been already in full perfection for six 
months, in which state it promises to remain a long time yet. 
Our drawing was obligingly communicated by Messrs. Lucombe and Pince, in 
June last, having been previously taken by the skilful and accomplished artist Miss 
Morrish, from a full-grown plant, magnificently in flower in the Exeter Nursery. 
The flowers seem to commence opening about May and June. 
The genus Statice is much prized on account of the many beautiful species it 
contains, some of which are amongst the most showy and prettiest of our hardy 
border flowers ; of these we may particularly notice S. speciosa and Tartarica as 
being well adapted for planting near the edge of flower borders, in which situation 
they flower well and have a very gay appearance for a long time ; the species are not 
common in our gardens, although they grow freely in any light sandy soil. They 
increase by divisions or by seeds. The following species are all handsome, and 
deserve to be cultivated in every collection : — 
^S*. speciosa. Plantain-leaved Sea Lavender is an elegant plant, grows a foot 
high ; flowers purple, very abundant, appearing about July and August. An 
excellent evergreen herbaceous plant, proper for the front of flower borders. 
S. sinuata. Purple scolloped-leaved Sea Lavender is less handsome than the 
preceding ; grows a foot high ; flowers nearly white, and not abundant ; appearing 
from May till September. An evergreen herbaceous plant, somewhat tender, 
succeeding best it has been said in the greenhouse in pots, where, as it is disposed 
to throw up new flowering stems, some plants will be in flower nearly all summer. 
The dried flowers look very pretty on the mantelpiece in winter. 
S, spdthulata. Spathula-leaved Sea Lavender is not very handsome, growing a 
foot high, and with its reddish flowers making a very interesting show in the 
flower border ; quite hardy. 
*S'. conspicua. Showy Sea Lavender is very ornamental ; grows a foot 
high ; flowers a lively pink, and very numerous. An evergreen herbaceous plant, 
preserved with difliculty, and in consequence is, like speciosa, rather scarce. 
The species alpina, denticulata, emarginata, and latifolia, are ornamental, and 
worthy of a place in all collections. 
