Deherainia
(named after Pierre Paul Deherain, Assistant Naturalist of the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes). ORD. Myrsinaceae. An interesting and remarkable stove shrub, thriving in rich sandy loam and fibrous peat. Heeled cuttings of ripened shoots will root in sand, if placed under a glass, in bottom heat.
D. smaragdina (emerald-green). fl. green, about 2in. in diameter, Primrose-like, disposed in clusters concealed below the leaves. l. oblong-lanceolate, serrulate, hirsute along the nerves. h. 3ft. Mexico, 1876. SYN. Theophrasta smaragdina. (B. M. 6373.)