Aug. 23.—The bougainvillea is a most useful plant to grow locally, we see many in pots here and there and most are plunged in flower beds. It will, of course, be necessary to lift these in the Autumn and place them in Winter quarters for they are not hardy enough to stand the weather we generally experience in late November and during the following months. Bougainvilla glabra is a native of Brazil and the genus "was named in honour of a moted French navigator. This species appears to be the hardiest of the lot although it is not the most attractive: young plants flower profusely when the climate is temperate whereas plants of other species require more tropical conditions. All species grow with little attention and they will thrive provided they are given full sunshine. The flowers of all are small and inconspicuous and it is on account of their large bracts that we grow them: these are three in number and they surround the flowers. It is now possible to obtain quite a few different varieties. At one time, we thought that the common magenta-Coloured was one of the most gorgeous plants it was possible to grow, a well grown plant is a beautiful sight when in bloom and we remember seeing hedges of it in Hongkong and other places; we still have pleasant memories of the huge plants we saw in full flower adorning a pergola in the Aquarium at Manila. A variety grown extensively in South China and which is now to be seen in a few of our gardens is, in our opinion, far superior to the old ta, this is named "Miss Butt" and the of a brilliant rosy-red. The plant from cuttings and it will attain a hei three feet or more the first year. We ha seen a few pots in a local garden of a rose-pink variety which bears huge bracts and one which may be referred to as a creamy-yellow. It may be worth while to persuade some tra-yellers to bring us a few of the many varieties of B. spectabilis, var: lateritia which are grown in Honolulu, It is reported that colours there, range from orange to brick-red—w.-K.
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