150 HOT-HOUSE — OF KEPOTTING, ETC. [May. 
large, oblong, acute, shining, with fleshy nerves, tinged with 
red ; the flowers are large, full of stamens with four petals, 
opens in the evening and fades at sunrise • colour purple and 
white; grows freely in strong heat. (Soil No. 9.) 
Beaumdntias are strong-growing, climbing plants, with 
large foliage. B. grandljiura is said to have beautiful large 
white flowers approaching the Oleander. (Soil No. 1*2.) 
B/efias, a genus of about eight species, all beautiful flow- 
ering plants. B. TankcrviUke is most superb, a small plant, 
now (Jan.) in bloom, has upward of fifty full-blown flowers, 
besides many buds — they are brown, white, and purple, and 
about two inches in diameter. When out of flower, and the 
roots become dormant, place the pots in a shady situation ; 
allow the soil to become dry, until the roots begin to grow : 
as soon as this is observed, repot the plants and expose them 
fully to the sun, giving plenty of water while growing. B. 
Shepherdii is a fine pink, and requires similar treatment. 
(Soil No. 13.) 
Biijnonla, a very beautiful family of climbing plants, some 
of them gorgeously covered with bloom half of the year. B. 
venusta has large clusters of bright orange-coloured flowers in 
great profusion from December to May. B. picta, violet 
and lilac-coloured striped flowers. B. chamberlana, yellow 
flowers with rich foliage. 
They should be planted into large pots or tubs, of if prac- 
ticable, into the ground, in the interior of the house, giving 
them plenty of space to climb, using Soil No. 9. 
Brunfelsias, very fine, free-flowering plants, with white, 
yellowish, or purple flowers. B. grandijlbva blooms freely, 
and is finely scented — a plant before me now (28th of Jan.) 
only one foot high, has six full expanded flowers upon it, 
each fully two inches in diameter. (Soil No. 9.) 
Buonapartea jiincea, a very curious low-growing plant, 
with long narrow, recurved, round leaves ; with spikes of 
small green flowers. There does appear to be three distinct 
varieties in cultivation, but are rarely attainable. (Soil 
No. 12.) 
Buddlea inadagascariemis blooms profusely during win- 
ter in spikes of orange-coloured flowers, of a kind of honey 
fragrance — the plant is strong-growing, and of the easiest 
culture. (Soil No. 11.) 
Ca/at/tea zcbrina, frequently known as mardnta zcbrina ; 
