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formed stems, in the month of November ; these often remaining expanded for 
two months. Specimens at Messrs. Loddiges' and Messrs. Hollisons', which have 
only just shed their flowers, first opened these in the end of October. The only- 
successful way of growing this plant is to place it in an open wooden basket, filled 
with sphagnum, and hang it to the rafters of the roof. With such treatment, it 
flourishes most luxuriantly, provided it be not too much excited in the winter ; 
whereas, if planted in a pot, or in soil of any description, it can barely be preserved 
alive. 
Gardenia rothmannia. Every person admires the fine green foliage, and 
the large, white, odorous flowers of Gardenia radicans ; but the species here under 
consideration, though a very old plant, is scarcely anywhere seen, notwithstanding 
its greater showiness. It is a dwarf, bushy shrub, excellently fitted for placing on 
stages, or other prominent positions, with rich evergreen leaves, and expansive 
cream-coloured blossoms, which are charmingly spotted with brown. It bloomed, 
a few weeks since, in the establishment of Messrs. Hollison, Tooting. Like G. 
radicans, it luxuriates most in the hot-moist atmosphere of a stove ; for, although 
a native of the Cape of Good Hope, the air of a greenhouse is too arid for its 
moisture-loving disposition. Perhaps a moderate hot-bed, or a place in a close 
stove, where it can be plunged in a fermenting material, such as bark, will be 
found most congenial for both it and its fellows, since a gentle humidity is best 
preserved by this means. Its value is not in the least decreased by the long period 
it has been grown in Britain ; for, even with regard to rarity, it is now almost 
unknown in the majority of gardens. 
H6ya coriacea. It will be very long before this is so general a favourite as 
the charming H. carnosa. Not that it is wanting in the beauty which renders 
that species so much admired, for it possesses some characters which we consider 
decidedly more ornamental than its older ally can boast ; but the tardiness with 
which it can be multiplied is so great, that many years must elapse ere it can be 
freely dispersed. Messrs. Loddiges, in whose collection alone it at present exists, 
have not yet succeeded in obtaining scarcely any offspring. Still it is in admirable 
health, and exhibits great promise of a speedy and liberal increase. Flowers have 
been most abundantly produced during the last two months, and there are several 
clusters now unclosing. It is a decidedly shrubby species, without any apparent 
tendency to climb ; and by its dwarfness, together with the great size and lively 
verdure of its leaves, is, we think, superior to H. carnosa. It has been placed by 
these gentlemen in a pot of light soil, having been imported on a large log of 
wood. The decayed portions of this latter and leaf-mould seem highly favourable 
to its growth, the roots having spread amongst them with great rapidity. Into 
another and larger pot which surrounds the one containing the plant, some soil 
has been introduced, and a few layers are now fast forming independent roots, so 
that the lovers of novelties will soon be able to obtain it. The blossoms are borne 
