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THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
GENUS II. 
BOUVARDIA Salisb. THE BOUVARDIA. 
Lin. Syst. TETRANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Generic Character. — Limb of calyx four-parted. Corolla funnel- linear, inclosed. Capsule membranous, globose, compressed. Seeds 
shaped, tubular, uath a four-parted, spreading, short limb. Stamens girded by a membranous border. (<?. Don.) 
adnate to the base of the tube, but free above the middle. Anthers 
Descbtpxion, &c. — This is a genus of Mexican shrubs, -with very ornamental flowers. The genus was named 
in honour of Dr. Charles Bouvard, formerly supeiintendent of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. 
1.— BOUVARDIA TRIPHYLLA Salish. 
Synonymes. — B. Jacquini Hum. Bonpl. et Kunth ; Ixora ameri- 
cana Jacq.\ I. ternifolia Cav.- Houstonia coccinea Andr.\ Hedyotis 
fruticosa Mog. et Sesse ; Tlacoxochilt jasminiflora Hem. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag., t. 1854; Bot. Reg., t. 107 ; Bot. Rep., 
t. 106 ; and out fig. 1, in PI. 35. Of the variety splendens, Bot. 
THE THREE-LEAVED BOUVARDIA. 
Mag., t. 3781 ; and Bot. Reg. for 1840, t. 37. 
Specific Character. — Branchlets trigonal, hairy. Leaves smooth 
above, hairy beneath, three in a whorl, oblong. Corymbs somewhat 
trichotomous ; lobes of calyx five times shorter than the tube of the 
corolla, which is hairy. 
Description, &c. — This species, like many other Mexican plants, was injured when it was first introduced by 
being kept too warm ; but it is now found that it is in reality half-hardy, and that it will grow freely in the open 
ground if planted in May and taken up again in October. The plants should be kept tolerably diy during the 
winter, and fresh potted about the end of February, when they will soon begin to grow, and may be either kept 
in the pots till they flower, or planted out in May. It is difficult to propagate this species in the ordinary 
way by cuttings ; but it is observed in the “ Botanical Register,” that “ it is very easily increased by the roots from 
the yoimg shoots. In the spring, before the plant begins to grow, the roots should be cut into pieces about 
two-and-a-half or three inches long, both large and small, and inserted in pots filled with any light sandy soil, 
leaving but a small portion of the root above the surface. If then placed upon a moderate hotbed, they will soon 
begin to grow, and will malie good plants by the end of May.” The species is a native of Mexico, whence it was 
introduced by Sir Joseph Banks in 1794. 
2.— BOUVARDIA VERSICOLOR Ker. THE TRUMPET-FLOWERED BOUVARDIA. 
Synonyme. — Houstonia alba //orL I Specific Character. — Leaves opposite. Corolla clavate-tubular ; 
Engravings. — Bot. Reg., t. 245; and out fig. 2, in PI. 35. ( tube glabrous both within and without. 
Description, &c. — This veiy pretty little plant is a native of South America, whence it was introduced in 
1814. It differs from B. triphylla in having the leaves in pairs instead of being three together, and in the flowers 
being red on the outside of the tube and yellow within. The flowers are entirely without fragrance. The species 
is a small shrub, apparently somewhat less hardy than B. triphylla, as it requh’es to be kept in the greenhouse 
all the year. 
OTHER SPECIES OF BOUVARDIA. 
BOUVARDIA FLAYA Decaism. 
A graceful little plant, growing about three feet high, with bright yellow flowers, which “ droop gracefully from 
their slender purple footstalks.” It is a native of Mexico, whence it was introduced in 1845. It appears to be 
