urface, in a remarkable mann 



I shall soon piiblisl 



this work a most striking variety, raised by Mr. Mangl 

 :h brilliant scarlet and green flowers. 



It may be cultivated in a greenhouse. The soil best 



ted to it is a rich 



m, mixed 



th about 



fourth 



of sand and peat, to which a small quantity of dung should 

 be added. To grow it well, it is necessary to give it plenty 

 of pot-room, and to place it in an open airy part of the 

 greenhouse, near the glass. When growing luxuriantly, it 

 requires a good supply of water, and should be well syringed 



head 



If planted out in a border, in summer, it 



will grow much better than when confined in a pot, and 

 probably, sufficiently hardy, with a little protection, to with 

 stand the winter in the milder parts of England. Its pro 



pagation is extremely simpl 

 freely from its sides. 



throws out young shoots 



Fig. 1. represents the ovary, from which the perianth 



of the same part J 



has been cut off : 2 



vertical 



3. is one of the hairs that clothe the surface of the flo 



