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LALAGE HOVEvEFOLIA. 
this may possibly have been due to some peculiarity of treatment, or to the absence 
of a little attention in stopping the shoots. Unlike L. ornata^ which has only a 
partial pubescence, lying close to the surface of its leaves and shoots, the foliage 
and branches of the present plant are clothed with a weak but very perceptible 
down. The flowers are axillary, and, as will be perceived from our figure, by no 
means lacking in ornament. 
To cultivate the plant favourably, it must be potted in light loam, with which 
a small portion of heath- mould may be mixed. The shoots should be stopped 
occasionally, while they are growing, in order to make the specimen bushy, and to 
hinder its branches from rambling too much. At all times, it ought to be retained 
in a very light and airy part of the greenhouse, and carefully watered only when 
it really needs it. Attention to these particulars will be the production of a hand- 
some and valuable accession to the greenhouse. Through the medium of cuttings 
it can be easily increased. 
The species is a native of New Holland, whence seeds were sent to this country 
last season, or the preceding year. 
