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FUCHSIA conica. 
Conical-tubed Fuchsia. 
a nee 
OCTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. ONAGRARIX. 
FUCHSIA. Supra, vol. 10. fol. 847. 
F. conica ; foliis ternis quaternisque ovatis planis denticulatis glabris, floribus 
pendulis solitariis, petalis calyci subeequalibus, corolle tubo conico. 
Frutex 2-3-pedalis, dense foliosus, parce floridus. Folia terna quater- 
naque, ovata, petiolata, denticulata, glaberrima, atro-viridia, petiolo pubes- 
cente, laminá triplo breviore. ` Flores solitarii, axillares, penduli, pedunculis 
foliis mult longioribus, filiformibus, levissimê pubescentibus. Ovarium ovatum, 
collo constricto, leviter pubescens. Calyx coccineus, glaber, tubo conico, limbi 
longitudine. Petala atro-purpurea, erecta, imbricata, emarginata, limbo 
paululüm breviora. Stylus staminibus multo longior ; stigma ovatum. 
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Native of Chile, whence seeds were sent to Mr. Place, 
by whom they were presented to the Horticultural Society, 
in 1824. Our drawing was made in the Chiswick garden, 
in September 1826. 
This fine species must not be confounded with any 
of the varieties of Fuchsia gracilis, from all which it differs 
in having broader leaves, a less disposition to produce 
flowers, and in the figure ofthe tube of the calyx, which 
- has a conical form, being much broader at the base than 
the apex, in consequence of which it appears divided from 
the ovarium by a strong contraction. This is not shewn 
with sufficient distinctness in our figure. 
As hardy as the other species of Chilian Fuchsias, like 
which it is also propagated without difficulty by cuttings. 
A shrub growing two or three feet high, closely covered 
with leaves, but not producing flowers in much abundance. 
