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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
T. chrysops , although in strict terms a climbing plant, par¬ 
takes also of the arborescent form to a much higher degree than 
is observable in any other member of the genus, so much so 
that, by some attention to the removal of the points of its leading 
shoots, it may be made to assume an erect and decidedly shrubby 
character; indeed it is not until the plant has become esta¬ 
blished, and attained a considerable stature, that, in the majority 
of instances, it displays a tendency to climb at all. This is an 
advantageous trait that cultivators must not overlook ; for thus, 
it will be seen, it may be made to group with collections of plants 
of the ordinary description, or among climbers alone, and yet 
preserve a proper keeping with either: the importance of this, 
where the allotted space is limited, must be obvious. 
In cultivation, the plant, although naturally an inhabitant of 
the torrid climate of Sierra Leone, does not seem to insist on 
the high temperature we might be induced to believe necessary 
from its native location, an ordinary stove appearing sufficient 
to produce it in great luxuriance; and we are inclined to be¬ 
lieve a much lower temperature than even this will be found 
enough. T. alatci , another Indian species, grows and flowers 
extremely w'ell when exposed to the full influence of our sum¬ 
mer weather; and we shall not be surprised, in a few seasons, to 
find them growing side by side in the same situation. 
Seeds of this plant were received from Sierra Leone by the 
Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, from which plants were raised 
at Knowsley Hall, whence it was sent to the Royal Botanic 
Gardens at Kew ; and through His Lordship’s liberality, and that 
of the management at Kew, it has since been pretty widely dis¬ 
tributed among the more eminent growers throughout the king¬ 
dom. We are indebted to the kindness of J. H. Schroder, Esq., 
of Brixton, for the opportunity of figuring it; in whose collection 
the plant from which our drawing was made flowered in Sep¬ 
tember last. We find it grow rapidly and strong in a mixture 
of rough peat and leaf-mould; and, as the spread of roots is 
fully equal to the quick advance of stems and leaves, it seems 
to require a considerable space to admit of a free and full de- 
velopement of these organs. It is readily increased by cuttings 
in the usual way; and, so far as we have opportunity for form¬ 
ing an opinion, it promises to bear seed abundantly. This fea¬ 
ture will recommend it to the attention of those who can bestow' 
