native of the West Indies; but on the approach of autumn it 
requires more heat, both to bring its flowers and its beautiful 
ultramarine berries to perfection,—the latter lasting in their 
brilliancy during the whole winter. It will thrive during 
the winter in any house where heat is used, such as a cucumber 
or pine pit, or intermediate house ; the propagation, also, is 
very easy, as it grows equally freely by seeds or cuttings. 
44 When planting it in the basket, I first line it with moss, 
then fill it up with an ordinary compost of loam, leaf-mould, 
and sand; when the plant begins to grow freely, I peg the 
shoots over the surface until it is thoroughly covered, then it 
will throw enough shoots over the edges to make a fine mass, 
otherwise it will look straggling and poor.” 
We have little to add to the foregoing ; its suitableness for 
the purpose named will be at once seen by a reference to the 
Plate, and we consider it as far preferable to many more modern 
introductions, which have only the charm of novelty to recom¬ 
mend them. 
