The heart-shaped leaved Chorozema, C. cor-data, is a very pretty dwarf evergreen greenhouse plant, belonging to the natural order Fabaceae. It is a plant of rapid growth, having numerous erect stems and slender spreading woody branches, and sessile cordate spinose leaves, and the deep red and yellow spotted (at base) are produced in terminal and axillary panicles, which are generally destitute of leaves. When well grown the leading shoots of this plant produce from ten to fifteen individual flowers on the terminal, and a lesser number on the axillary spikes. Its flowering season is from January to March. It is a plant of rapid growth, the leading shoots increasing at the rate of two feet every season, and the plants bloom when only six inches in height, and when well grown the plants attain a height of from five to six feet, if given plenty of pot room.

This Chorozema is a plant easily cultivated, doing best in a compost of two thirds well-rotted sods and one third well-decayed manure, with the addition of a little sharp sand. Be careful to drain the pots well, and avoid using too large pots. In winter give, if possible, a light sunny situation, with an average temperature of 50° to 55°. Water should be carefully given during the autumn and early winter months, as the plants are then in a partially dormant state, but during its season of growth and flowering give a liberal supply. During the summer season the plants can be planted out in a deep, well-enriched border where they can be well cared for, water being liberally supplied at all times. They should be taken up and potted early in September; when potted, water thoroughly, and place in any shaded situation for several days, until they have taken hold of the soil. Propagation is effected by cut-} tings, which should be put in early in February, and when rooted, potted off into small-sized pots, and grown on until the weather becomes settled, when they can be planted outside and given the treatment advised for older plants.

In order to propagate this plant, some experience as well as the aid of a greenhouse is necessary, so that it is preferable for amateurs to purchase a plant or so, as they can be cheaply obtained of any of our leading florists. The only insect that I have ever noticed on this Chorozema is the red spider, so that in order to keep this pest in check, it is necessary to syringe them occasionally, and an occasional sponging of the leaves is also very beneficial.

The generic name is derived from "choros" a dance, and "zema" a drink, and the specific in allusion to the shape of the leaves. The Choro-zemas were first discovered in Western Australia, by Labillardiere, a botanist attached to an expedition sent out by the French government in search of the lost La Perouse. On one of these excursions into the interior of the country the party suffered severely for the want of water, and at last, when all but perished, they met with springs surrounded by these beautiful plants, that furnished an abundant supply of water. From this fact the plant was named, in allusion to the joyful feelings of the party in meeting with an ample supply of water. Queens, N. Y.