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HOYA BELLA. 
rate importance in a collection, as the flowers endure in perfection for a long time, 
and are delightfully fragrant. 
It is a native of the Taung Kola Mountain, Moulmein, where it was discovered 
by Mr. Thomas Lobb, and through him introduced by Messrs. Veitch and Son to 
this country. 
Our drawing was made in the nursery of Messrs. Veitch and Son, of Exeter, in 
August 1848, from a fine specimen which had been in bloom for many weeks. 
Its treatment is much the same as that of an ^schynanthus, requiring during 
the season of growth a warm humid atmosphere, but very little moisture during its 
torpidity in winter. 
The name was given in honour of Mr. Thomas Hoy, at one time gardener at 
Sion House, Middlesex, an intelligent and successful cultivator of plants. 
