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and its varieties, together with capensis, Pandora , grandiflora, 
meonantha, and several other species were referred from Big- 
nonia to it; at the same time we should mention^, there are some 
species of the genera, Jacaranda , Incarvillea , and Milling- 
tonia, which more properly belong to the genus under consider¬ 
ation. 
We proceed to enumerate a few of the most ornamental, 
premising, however, that some of them will be found placed as 
suitable for a lower temperature than is generally considered 
necessary, because we have found an excess of heat to be con¬ 
ducive to the production of wood alone, a paucity of flowers 
frequently following this unnecessary stimulation of the plant. 
B. alba , syn. Jacaranda alba , is a fine evergreen climber, 
brought from Guiana in 1823. A sunny situation in the conser¬ 
vatory should be chosen for this, where its lovely white scented 
flowers will be seen to much advantage. 
B. Chamberlaynii, a variety of equinoctialis with yellow 
flowers, is extremely well suited for the topmost part of the 
roof, as it will extend its branches from 30 to 50 feet; this was 
introduced in 1820 from Brazil. 
B. capreolata is sufficiently hardy to withstand our ordi¬ 
nary winters in the open air, even without protection; still it is 
the safer plan to plant it against a wall having a southern aspect, 
and to adopt the usual precautionary method of covering with 
mats in severe weather; a warm situation such as described is 
necessary to enable the plant to produce its fine scarlet flowers. 
This plant is described as having a most beautiful appearance 
when seen in its native haunts, the rocks and forests of North 
America, where it attracted attention and was brought here 
in 1710. 
B. grandifolia. This is another extremely fine conservatory 
species, readily extending over a large space ; it seems to 
require age alone, to enable it to flower well: the colours of 
the flowers are an indescribable mixture of orange and purple. 
There are several species which, like this one, require to attain 
a certain age before they put forth flowers in any quantity; 
nor will any known treatment induce them to a precocious deve¬ 
lopment, so that many really fine and desirable kinds have been 
absurdly condemned and destroyed, before they have had a fair 
chance of displaying their proper characters; this should-be 
borne in mind by those who cultivate Bignonias. 
