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CLITORIA TERNATEA MAJOR 
In saying, “ The Clitorias do not root freely from cuttings,” Mr. Ayres doubtless 
alludes to C. ternatea, its varieties, and the annual species in general, as we have 
not found such others as have come under our notice subject to the difficulty he 
mentions. 
A soil consisting of loam, peat, and leaf-mould, so proportioned as to constitute it 
light, with good drainage secured to the pots in which the plants are grown, will be 
found very favourable to their welfare. 
Clitoria is from Clitoris , an anatomical term ; to the subject of which the flowers 
are thought to bear some resemblance. 
