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FRANCISCEA ACUMINATA. 
amateur. The beautiful foliage of F. latifolia, and its fine flowers, not less worthy 
of mention ; the singular inflorescence of F. uniflora, borne as it is in immense pro- 
fusion on one plant, and at the same time varying from blue to white flowers ; their 
delightful perfume, independent of the magnificent F. hydrangemformis, presents in 
one genus a combination of qualities and an amount of worth rarely met with. 
In managing them, a liberal course of treatment should be freely resorted to ; 
the moderate pretensions they have to attain large dimensions admits of their being 
safely subjected to the conditions that induce luxuriance of habit. 
Two-thirds fibrous loam, with peat and leaf-mould, will form a soil favourable to 
their welfare. Cuttings of the young wood, placed in bottom-heat, will strike roots 
with freedom. 
The drawing from which our Plates are prepared was obtained, in August last, 
at the Messrs. Henderson's. 
Franciscea is given by Pohl, in honour of the Emperor Francis I. of Austria, 
who liberally patronised Botany. 
