EXTRACTS.—FLORICULTURE. 
Choro'zema ov'atum. —Ovate Chorozema. Flowers bright scarlet, aud yel¬ 
low. Native of the South-west coast of New Holland, where it was collected by 
Mr. Baxter. Culture. Like the other species, it will probably thrive in equal 
parts of sandy-loam, peat, and leaf-mould ; it flowers in May, and increases by 
ripened cuttings struck in sand under a bell-glass. It requires the protection of 
the green-house. — Bot. Reg. 
D1LLENIACE JE . 
Hibbe'rtia cunningh'amii. —Mr. Cunningham’s Hibbertia. Flowers bright 
yellow, petals waved, and handsome. Native of New Holland. Introduced by 
Mr. Allan Cunningham.— Bot. Mag. Culture.—All the species thrive in an 
equal mixture of sandy-loam and peat, and may be readily propagated by cut¬ 
tings planted under a hand-glass in the same kind of soil. They are very pretty 
green-house plants. 
PROTEACEZE. 
Grevi'llea robu'sta. —Gigantic Grevillea. A gigantic tree growing from 
eighty to one hundred feet high, never yet flowered in this country. The figure 
drawn from a native specimen, has flowers of a tawny-orange colour. It was in¬ 
troduced by Mr. Allan Cunningham, who says, “in the thick moist woods, on 
the banks of Brisbane River, this noble species of Grevillea, vies in size and sta¬ 
ture with the Flindersia, O'xleya, and other large forest trees; but by none is it 
surpassed in height in its native woods, except by the Araucaria. Some aged 
trunks of G. robusta, I have found to measure nine feet in circumference. From 
its deeply-dissected foliage, and the silkiness of the under side, it has obtained 
the name of “Silk Oak ” among the pine-cutters of Moreton Bay; but its tim¬ 
ber, which is of a tough fibre, has not been appropriated to any use.” — Bot. 
Mag. Culture. — They may be potted in equal parts of turfy-loam, leaf-mould, 
and sand, and should be placed in the coolest part of the stove: ripened cut¬ 
tings will most probably grow in a pot of sand under a bell-glass, if they are not 
allowed to become too damp. 
ROSACEZE. 
R'osa i'ndica, var Smithii .— Smith’s yellow Noisette Rose. Flowers about 
the size of the double yellow china rose, but of a much deeper colour, and 
like the Noisette rose, in clustered corymbs of from ten to twenty-two, aud 
highly fragrant. Raised by Mr. Smith, of Coombe Wood, from the Noisette, 
fertilized by the pollen of the yellow China. Culture.—It is perfectly hardy, 
and may be readily increased by cuttings, like the common China rose, and may 
be regarded as a very valuable addition. — Brit. FI. Gard. 
MALVACEAE. 
Si'da ai/rea. —Golden-flowered Sida. Flowers a rich gold colour. Native 
of India, from whence se.eds were lately introduced. Culture.—It requires the 
stove, and will increase by cuttings. The soil should be rich loam. — Bot. Cab 
ERICEZE. 
Er'ica villosiu'scula. Flowers of a pink colour, lately introduced from the 
Cape, by Mr. Lee; it grows very bushy, and flowers abundantly in May. Cul¬ 
ture.—it requires the usual treatment of an airy green-house, and cuttings of it 
strike without difficulty. The soil should be sandy peat. — Bot. Cab. 
EPACRIDEAE. 
Dracophy'llum capit'atum. —Headed Dracophyllum. Flowers white, stri¬ 
ped with light blue, growing in a bunch or head, whence its specific name. Na- 
4 l 3 
