8 PH1LIBERTIA GRANDIFLORA. 
suitable receptacle for the plant under consideration ; and although it would 
probably have a pretty appearance if trained to wires suspended at a short distance 
from the rafters of the house, it would require to possess several stems in order to 
render this method appropriate, as the distance between the foliage of a siisgle stem 
would otherwise mar its beauty. Training it to a circular trellis, which may be com- 
posed of wire or slender rods of wood, and painted green, is decidedly the preferable 
mode. By this means its stems may be spirally arranged, and each convolution 
sufficiently near to the other, to obviate any of the depreciating circumstances 
above mentioned. The neat and elegant blossoms will thus hang loosely and 
gracefully around all parts of the trellis, and be disposed with greater irregularity 
and effect. The plant, however, must be placed on an elevated platform or stage, 
otherwise, from the pendulous inversion of the flowers, their internal structure and 
beauty would be concealed. 
A soil composed of light loam and sandy heath mould (principally the former) is 
the most suitable for this species. As its roots are small, it does not require a large 
pot, though this must always be proportioned to their extension. Some advantage 
will also be derived from slightly elevating the soil in the centre of the pot, as 
drainage will thus be facilitated. 
We believe that this plant may be increased from cuttings, although these do 
not appear to strike very freely, owing probably to its disposition to flower, and 
the consequent scarcity of young and growing shoots. It is advisable to endeavour 
to ripen the seeds, which, we presume, might easily be effected, and these will 
furnish abundant means of propagation. 
The specimen from which our figure was procured, flowered throughout the 
whole of last summer in the nursery of Messrs. Young, Epsom ; and these gentle- 
men possess saleable plants. 
Philihertia was named in compliment to a gentleman of the name of Philibert, 
the author of an elementary work on botany. 
Note. — Our readers will perceive that the names of the plants figured in the present number, and 
also of those of which a particular notice is given, are accentuated. As we intend continuing this practice, 
it may be acceptable to explain the signs employed ; although, having adopted the most familiar, they 
cannot easily be misunderstood. The two kinds of accent we have used, are termed the grave and acute ; 
the former ( v ) denoting the long open sound of a vowel, as the a in Acer, the e in Echium, the i in Ivy, 
the o in Olea, the u in Ulex, and the y in Rye. The acute accent (') signifies that the vowel should be 
sounded short and sharp, as the a in Aconite, the e in Elder, &c. The employment of either of them 
indicates that the emphasis should be on the syllable over which it is placed. 
