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JUSTITIA COCCINEA. 
SCARLET JUSTITIA. 
CLASS. ORDER. 
DIANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
NATURAL ORDER. 
ACANTHACEiE. 
Generic Character Corolla gaping or two-lipped, the lower lip divided. Anthers two-celled. 
Capsule two-celled. Seed fixed by small hooks. 
Specific Character. — Stem shrubby ; leaves ovate, smooth, entire, glossy, dark green ; spike terminal ; 
corolla two-lipped, upper one entire, lower one three parted ; bright scarlet colour, very showy. 
The present plant is an old inhabitant of our stoves, being- introduced as early as 
1770. It makes a very splendid show when in flower, the richness of its scarlet 
appearing very conspicuous. This as well as all the other stove species thrive 
well in a mixture of peat and loam. 
All the shrubby species are propagated very readily by cuttings, taken off when 
the wood is half ripe, and planted in pots filled with either light soil or sand, and 
plunged in a gentle heat under a hand-glass. 
The name is given in honour of J. Justice Esq., an eminent Scotch Botanist, 
who published several works on Gardening about 1754 — 63. 
