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rous lateral twigs, which bear a succession of gorgeous blue 
flowers rayed with purple, and to which at present there is no 
visible limit. From the time it began flowering, the plant has 
borne consecutively nearly thirty thousand flowers ; and whether 
considered individually or aggregately, they are magnificent 
objects. 
This Ipomoea was discovered in the damp jungles ofi Ceylon ; 
and it is probable that it will flower in the greatest perfection in a 
damp shady stove ; and for the decoration of columns or trelliage 
in a conservatory, there cannot be a more appropriate plant. 
We well remember, when the Passiflora alata and P. quadran- 
gularis were first flowered in our stoves in this country, what a 
sensation was created to see the flowers and possess the plants. 
These, it is true, are indeed splendid climbers; curious in the 
form of the flowers, and brilliant in colours. But for the simple 
elegance of the monopetalous form, the sparkling lustre of the 
equally ample blossoms, together with their far greater number, 
the Ipomoea will be preferred by every eye of taste. 
Mr. Knight has been fortunate in the propagation of this beau¬ 
tiful stranger, and sells the plants at a very moderate price: 
hence it is probable they will soon be in every collection in the 
kingdom. It would be an excellent plant for covering the interior 
of a glazed porch of a stove or conservatory where humid heat 
enough could be supplied ; for as most of the flowers have a 
dangling position, a greater number are seen at once when the 
branches are trained to a roof. I. 
August 8th, 1840. 
MOISTENING PLANTS IN PACKAGES. 
On a late visit to Mr. Knight’s exotic nursery in the King’s 
Road, Chelsea, we saw a bottle-shaped vessel, invented by Mr. 
Knight himself, for keeping the roots of plants in a moderately 
moist state while packed up for transportation. 
It is often found that, on the arrival of a package of plants from 
a distant quarter,—and however carefully packed at first among 
damp straw or moss,—many of them, if not quite dead, are 
much damaged by reason of their getting too dry during the 
