Tournefort’s classes were formed on the figure of 
the petals of flowers ; hence he had hell-shaped, fun- 
nel-shaped, cross-shaped, lip-shaped, and others; 
several of which modern botanists find to be per- 
fectly natural divisions. Linneus began life, as a 
botanist, on Tournefort’s system; and although he 
discarded it in his artificial arrangement, much of 
it may be discovered in his fragments of a natural 
method. On Linneus’s fragments, Jussieu built his 
more perfect orders; which, improved by modern 
science, constitute the natural method of classifi- 
cation, as now advocated by many eminent botanists. 
The Tournefortia heliotropioides, in general habit 
and aspect, strongly resembles the Heliotropium 
Peruvianum, and its more recently-introduced con- 
gener, corymbosum; but it is devoid of fragrance, 
a quality which the Heliotropium Peruvianum, pos- 
sesses in a degree, rarely equalled in the garden. 
Our present plant will prove to be very desirable 
to many of our readers ; to those, w r e mean, who plant 
in masses. It produces abundance of free-growing 
succulent shoots, which being regularly spread on 
the ground, soon clothe it with rich verdure. Its 
flowers, individually, are not very showy, but the 
quantity produced, and the long-continued succes- 
sion of them, make ample amends. 
As this plant will not endure severe frosts, a good 
method of management is to put cuttings, in the 
beginning of August, into pots; perhaps half a doz- 
en in each one, if of good size. Place these in the 
shade, under a frame, or hand-glass, till they have 
struck root. Afterwards, uncover them, and previ- 
ous to frosts, place them in a cold frame, till April. 
Bot. Mag. 3096. 
