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tiliafolia, having leaves resembling those of the lime-tree, occa¬ 
sionally called Ipomaa gangetica. Convolvulus gangeticus, and 
Convolvulus tilicpfolius. All of them succeed with the treatment 
recommended for the stove Ipomseas, but should have rather 
stronger soil, loam and well-decayed manure forming the chief 
part. 
Shutereia contains but one species, the S. bicol'or, a pretty 
stove annual, with blue and white flowers. It has also been 
called Ccdyslegia Keriana and Convolvulus involucratus. The 
seed should be sown in spring, and the plant subsequently re¬ 
ceive the treatment usual with tender annuals. 
Skinnena. Like the last, this genus is composed of only one 
plant, the Convolvulus ccespitosus of Roxburgh. It is an in¬ 
teresting stove perennial, of dwarf habit, and pretty striped flowers. 
Light, rich soil suits it, and propagation is effected either by 
seeds or division. 
This completes the order as at present constituted, and from 
among its members numerous objects of the most chaste beauty 
or gorgeous display may with ease be selected, to ornament all 
or any of the departments of either large establishments or the 
limited space of a suburban garden. The general characteristics 
are, easy management, rapid growth, and a rich display of 
dowers. 
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Notwithstanding the length of time this fine plant has been 
known to us, and its real worth as an ornament to the flower- 
borders or greenhouse in summer, it is still scarce, and seldom 
seen in the perfection it is capable of attaining ; this, no doubt, 
results from the acknowledged difficulty of keeping it through 
the winter, and being a biennial, it can only be had to bloom 
after passing the test, of our six months of dark, damp, and cold 
weather. Having been more than ordinarily successful these last 
three years, I send you the particulars of my management, as 
they may chance to be of assistance to some who desire to possess 
the plant. I believe the principal point to be, securing early 
plants; and to make sure of them the seed should be sown in 
