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pine, but not imbricate. The substance is as hard as bone, 
and contains many seeds. A cone of B. grdndis in our pos- 
session weighs one pound and twelve ounces, and contains 
about one hundred and seven seeds. Those most admired for 
the foliage are, B. dentdta, B. semiila, B. serrdto, B. latifolia, 
B. grdndis, which is the largest. B. speciosa has the longest 
foliage. B. Cunninglidmii, B. spinulose, B. palludosa, and 
B. repens, these will afford a good variety. B. verticilldta 
is entirely different in appearance from the others. 
They must be well drained, and placed in an airy part of 
the green-house. Great care should be taken that they do 
not get too dry, for they seldom recover if allowed to flag for 
want of water. This genus is named in honour of Sir Joseph 
Banks, a distinguished promoter of the study of natural his- 
tory. (Soil No. 6.) 
Baroxmas, above ten species of pretty plants, separated 
from Diosma. B. serrati/olia, white; JB, pulcJiella, purple ' } 
B. fcctidXssima, blush; B. odordta, white; and B. dioica, 
pink, are the finest. (Soil No. 8.) 
Beaufdrtias, only two species. B. dccussdta is splendid; 
the flowers come out of the wood with stamens in fine parcels, 
colour bright scarlet, foliage decussate, oval, and many-nerved, 
bloom persistent, and much esteemed. B. spdrsa, in flower 
similar to the other; colour light pink, foliage scattered, both 
of easy culture, and flower abundantly. (Soil No. 8.) 
Begonias, a few species, are desirable for the green-house 
especially. B./uchsioidcs, scarlet; B. incarndta, flesh-colour, 
and blooms during winter; B. zehrina, zebra-like, very pretty; 
they are of a soft woody nature, and should be kept in the 
warmest part of the green-house. (Soil No. 9.) 
B< uthdmia fragiftra. This beautiful new plant will make 
a splendid hardy evergreen for the Southern States, where it 
will produce its pale white flowers in July, and an abundance 
of fruit very much like strawberries, of a slight acid taste : 
but we are doubtful if it will fruit in our green-houses unless 
greatly encouraged. (Soil No. 9.) 
Bleiia hyacintluna is the only species belonging to the 
green-house, once known as Cymbidium JiyacintJunum. It 
is herbaceous, and before it begins to grow, divide the root, 
putting the best into sis-inch pots. The spike of flowers are 
hyacinth-like, and of a beautiful purple, flowering from April 
to July. (Soil No. 9.) 
