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1 1. Philogyne ( phileo to love, gyne a woman ;) nine species, the odorus, camper- 
nelli, &c. &c. 
12. Jonquilla ( juncus , a rush, because the leaves resemble rushes ;) four species, 
the Jonquils of our gardens. 
13. Chloraster ( chloros green, aster a star, flowers green ;) two species. 
14. Hermione (daughter of Menelaus and Helena,) fifty-four species, the Poly- 
anthus Narcissus family. 
15. Helena (the daughter of Leda, and mother of Hermione ;) six species, the 
gracilis , tenuior , &c. &c. 
16. Narcissus , twelve species, the poetarum, ornatus , &c. &c. 
CULTURE OF THE GUAVA* (Psidium Cattleyanum). 
Amongst the numerous exotic plants in our hot-houses, not many have a 
greater claim on our attention than the Guava ( Psidium CattleyoMum) . Not onlj 
is its dark shining foliage and pendulous branches a great ornament to our stove or 
green-house, but its fruit, when fully matured, makes an agreeable variety in the 
dessert. By keeping a few plants in pots, they 
will in two or three years bear a great quantity of 
fruit. Young plants must be first planted in small 
pots, and then into larger, as the small ones be- 
come filled with roots ; at length they should be 
planted in large tubs or pots, where they may 
remain for many years without further removal, 
when they will not fail to produce abundance of 
fruit. By confining their roots in pots or tubs, 
the fruitfulness of the trees is promoted. To 
ripen the fruit well off, it is advisable, in the 
autumn, to introduce two or three plants at a 
time into a forcing house, where the temperature 
is not less than 60 degrees Fahr. 
The guava flourishes best in a rich loamy 
soil ; it should be copiously supplied, both at the 
roots and over the top, with water. By this 
treatment, a succession of ripe fruit may be 
obtained in the winter season. 
* Hort. Reg. 
