174 CHOROZEMA DICKSONII. 
denseness and abundance of leaves and branches, which are well depicted in onr 
figure, taken from a plant that flowered in Messrs. Rollisson s nursery, at Tooting, 
Surrey. 
Its seeds were introduced from the Swan River Colony, four or five years back, 
amongst the numberless other seeds collected by difierent individuals, and trans- 
mitted to Britain. Flowers have subsequently been developed in many gardens, 
and it is easily procured from most nurseries. As it is rarely seen in a good state 
of health, or with a sufiicient compactness of growth, it may be well to give the 
particulars of its culture in those places where it has succeeded best. 
Cuttings are selected for propagation from such specimens as have flowered 
liberally, and are struck in the ordinary way, potting them into the smallest pots 
when they have formed roots. The compost should be nearly two-thirds fibrous, 
unsifted heath-mould, and the rest sandy loam. In repotting them when they 
require it, a very trifling shift will suffice, and they ought never to be placed in too 
large a pot, nor the roots be buried deeply, or it will be difficult to keep them from 
injury by superfluous water. As soon as the main shoot is three inches high, cut 
off the top of it, and it will then begin to branch in all directions. Treat the 
branches in the same manner when they have acquired an equal length, and 
continue the like operation afterwards, if necessary. A dwarf, bushy plant will 
thus be produced, which will bloom before it is six inches in height, and bear 
larger and richer blossoms than any straggling specimen. 
The name Chorozema is from choros^ a dance, and zema^ a drink. One of the 
species was first discovered by Labillardiere at the base of some mountains on the 
south-west coast of New Holland, near a spot where, after finding numerous salt 
springs, his companions met with a copious supply of fresh water. The joy 
resulting from this discovery appears to have given rise to the generic title. 
