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composed of oiled canvas, calico, or something of that kind, and though pots in petticoats may seem 
rather ridiculous things, I am not quite sure that such a plan might not be adopted to some extent 
with advantage. However, I throw these crude notions on the waters of public opinion, satisfied that 
if I can only induce cultivators of hard-wooded plants to make the experiment they will soon produce 
plants as matchless in form in small pots as they have hitherto done in large ones. The Pelargonium 
growers looked upon small pots as quite out of the question; to grow large specimens in them was an 
impossibility, hut time has answered their doubts, and success has crowned their efforts.—W. P. Ayres. 
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Acanthostachys strobilacea, Klotzsch. Cone-flowered Acanthostachys.—Order Bromeliacese (Bromelwort 
tribe).—A stove perennial, with long narrow curved scurfy spiny leaves, and a long simple mealy scape, sur¬ 
mounted by a cone of yellow flowers, in orange-coloured prickly bracts, a pair of long channelled leafy spathes 
growing at the base of the inflorescence. It is a Brazilian plant, and is cultivated in the continental gardens. 
Acacia squamata, hind- 
ley. Scaly Acacia. — Order 
Leguminosae, § Mimoseae 
(Leguminous plants).—A re¬ 
markable erect - growing 
shrub, branched, and having 
the appearance of being leaf¬ 
less. The branches are slen¬ 
der, terete, flexuose, some¬ 
what glaucous. The leaves 
are of the form and thickness 
of the branches, stiff, slightly diver¬ 
gent, about an inch long, bearing in 
their axils a scaly bud. The branches 
thus appear to consist of a series of 
terminal buds seated in the forks of 
dichotomous branches; the apex of 
the leaves is slightly recurved and 
mucronate. The 
racemes are short, 
and bear two or 
three globular 
heads of deep yel¬ 
low flowers; these spring from the 
axils of the leaves, and issue from 
the bud of boat-shaped brown mem¬ 
branous scales. This interesting 
plant has been introduced by Mr. 
Drummond from the Swan Biver, 
and has been raised and blossomed by 
Messrs. Henderson, of the Pine-apple 
Nursery. Like the other Acacias, it 
blooms in early spring. 
Hakea myrtoides, Meisner. Myr¬ 
tle-like Hakea. — Order Proteaceae 
(Protead tribe).—A rather pretty evergreen greenhouse 
shrub, with myrtle-like foliage, and red flowers nestled 
among the leaves. It grows a foot and half high. Native of the Swan 
PL er settlement, and introduced by Drummond. It flowers about 
February. 
Hakea scoparia, Meisner. Broom-like Hakea.—Order Proteaceae 
(Protead tribe). A greenhouse shrub from Swan Liver. It bears long 
slender quill-like leaves, and sessile axillary heads of pale yellow 
flowers. 
Pextarhaphia verrucosa, Decaisne. "Warted-stemmed Pentar- 
