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every respect treatment the same. L. pentapttalum, L. con- 
spicum, and L. rbscum, are the best ; the flowers of the former 
two are white. (Soil No. 6.) 
Magnolias. There are four species that require the pro- 
tection of our green-houses; all the others are hardy. M. 
fuscdta and 31. annoncefblia are very similar in foliage and 
flower; the young branches and leaves of M. fuscdta are 
covered with a brown, rusty-like down; the other by some 
is considered merely a variety ; flowers small, brown, and 
very sweet-scented. 31. pumila is very dwarf-growing; leaves 
large and netted ; flowers semi-double, white, pendent, and 
exceedingly fragrant. They are natives of China. We have 
several others from the East, but being deciduous are perfectly 
hardy. M. odoratissima , now Talauma Condolii, is a native 
of the Island of Java, and considered odoriferous, but it is 
very rare even in Europe; said to have a straw-coloured 
flower. (Soil No. 9.) 
Mahernia ; a genus of dwarf plants, with yellow, orange, 
or pink flowers. M. odorata -is extensively cultivated for the 
fragrance of its bell-shaped blossoms, that hang in great pro- 
fusion early in spring. Foliage small, erenulated, and heart- 
shaped. (Soil No. 17.) 
Manettia; a genus of pretty climbing plants, producing a 
profusion of scarlet flowers, especially 31. glabra (of Don), 
or cordifblia (of Paxton), which is a complete mass of flowers 
from July to October, and is a lovely object when turned into 
the borders during the summer. 31. bicdlor, red and yellow, 
blooms through the winter, and is a charming climber in that 
dull period of flowers ; they are of the easiest culture in soil 
No. 17. 
3fe/aleucas, above thirty species, and a beautiful genus of 
New Holland plants, of easy culture ; flowers come out of the 
wood-like fringes. 31. elliptica, 31. fuJgens, scarlet, 31. de- 
cussdta, 31. hyper Lcifblia, 31. squarrosa, 31. linari/dlia, 31. 
incdna, 31. tetragonia, 31. thymifolia, are all very fine species, 
and flower freely if they have been grown from cuttings ; the 
singularity of flower and diversity of foliage make them gene- 
rally admired. (Soil No. 1.) 
3Ieldstoma nepalensis is a good green-house species, flower- 
ing freely during winter, of a pale blush colour, and is of the 
easiest culture. As soon as done blooming, the plant should 
be well cut in to keep it into shape. (Soil No. 1.) 
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