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BOUVARDIA ANGUSTIFOLIA. 
were formerly obtained, as we usually now encounter it in a very unhealthy state. 
B. angustifolia is not far removed from the species just cited. Its flowers are of 
a slightly paler colour, with a decidedly pinkish hue in the interior of the corolla 
segments, and much narrower foliage. It grows, moreover, somew^hat taller, and 
the leaves do not appear so liable to be disfigured by disease. Like B. triphylla^ 
it is quite an old species, but exceedingly scarce in collections. The specimen from 
which our drawing was executed was raised in the nursery of Mr. Low, Clapton, 
in the year 1838, from seeds collected in Mexico, and transmitted to this country. 
It bloomed in great perfection during the months of August and September 1839. 
Those who have abundance of spare space in a stove, and are not thoroughly 
conversant with the peculiarities of the natural climate in which these plants are 
found, retain them perpetually in such a structure. Others, again, adopt a contrary 
system, and, with the view of rendering them more vigorous, as well as of saving 
trouble, and introducing a new feature to the flower garden, plant them in the open 
beds in the summer. Neither of these practices is exactly suitable ; the former 
furnishing them with too much heat, and the latter with too unrestricted a supply 
of water. The intermediate condition is, therefore, the preferable one. Preserved 
in pots, in the greenhouse, a hardness of wood, a general fertility, and fine neat 
foliage, are attained, without the unnecessary and injurious elongations, and the 
scantiness of flowers, which result from a higher temperature, or the turgid and 
curled leaves which are induced by transplantation to the flower borders. 
An open sandy loam, to which a little heath-soil can be added, is the best and 
most appropriate compost. If enriched with manure, the shoots and leaves will 
become swollen and sickly, which, while it may easily be mistaken for luxuriance, 
is a condition much to be deprecated. Where any additional nutriment is really- 
necessary, on account of the sterility of the soil, a small portion of well-pulverized 
leaf-mould should be incorporated. 
Propagation is performed by cuttings of the immature wood, planted in pots 
of sandy loam, and the pots plunged in a moderate hotbed, protected by a 
hand-glass. 
Dr. Chas. Bouvard, after whom the genus was named, was formerly superin- 
tendant of the Royal Gardens at Paris. 
