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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1845 Excerpt: ...leaves. The flowers of M. ccerulea are beautifully spotted with light and dark blue, the scape many-flowered. M. Sabvni has flowers similar, but not so dark in colour. M. Northiana has splendid white and brown spotted flowers, spathe two-flowered. These plants, when growing, require a liberal supply of water, and should be greatly encouraged by frequent potting, to flower well. (Soil No. 12.) Meldstoma was once an extensive genus, on which the natural order Melastomacese is founded; but is now much divided into other genera contained in the natural tribe Micomese. There are about thirteen species remaining in the genus. They now display great unity of character, and many of them may be considered very ornamental. The finest are M. heteromalla, bluish purple, and an abundant bloomer; M. malabdthrica, rose-coloured; M. sanguined, lilac; M. splendens, large violet; and M. dspera, rose. There is a plant in several of our collections known as M. purpurea and M. tetragona, which is Osssea purpurdscens; leaves ovate, lanceolate, acuminate, five-nerved, pilose; the footstalk and nerves underside of the leaf covered with brown hairs; stem four-sided; flowers purple. All the species are easy of culture. M. nepalensis is a green-house plant. (Soil No. 1.) Mandevilla Suavedlens, or Chili Jasmine: this beautiful climber is a native of South America; the flowers are in clusters and nearly bell-shaped, white, and of exquisite fragrance; the bloom is produced on the extremity of the shoots. After the flowering season the plants should be pruned back to within a few eyes of the preceding year, s wood. (Soil No. 13.) Musa, (Plantain tree, ) contains eight species, and is greatly esteemed in the East and West Indies for the luscious sweet flavour of its fruit, which can be conv.

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