December 14, 1893. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
535 
OSTROWSKIA MAGNIFICA. 
In a note on Ostrowskia magnifica, which appeared in the Journal 
of September 28th (page 282), I referred to the difficulty of preierving 
Mr. J. N. Gerard, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.A., the writer of the 
article, very kindly Bent me a copy of “ Garden and Forest,” which was 
followed by a letter giving further information. In the meantime I had 
been in communication with the Kev. H. Kwbank, who is not easily 
Fig. 77.—OSTROWSKIA MAGNIFICA. 
and flowering this plant, and asked for information regarding it. On 
page 355 an extract from the American “Garden and Forest” was 
published, giving the experience of a correspondent of that journal in 
its cultivation, in which he had been successful. Shortly afterwards 
baffled in the culture of hardy flowers, and, as I expected, speciahtreat¬ 
ment is required in order to grow and jflower this undoubtedly fire 
plant. 
Mr. Ewbank says it should be dried off in the summer in situ. He 
