As has been already stated, this species has the habit of 

 A. pedunculata, but is nevertheless a very different species. 

 The leaves are covered with coarse hairs ; the flowers are 

 much larger, not at all striped, but have a deep rose-coloured 

 border whose lobes are notched. 



Those who are fond of hybridizing have been attempting 

 to obtain crosses between A. longiflora and some of the red 

 species, but the result has been, we understand, a dingy purple, 

 as was to be expected. We would suggest that this would 

 mix readily with A. pedunculata, and that the result would be 

 the improvement of the size of the latter, and of the colour of 

 this, whose rose is hardly bright enough to satisfy the eye fas- 

 tidious in colour. 



It should be potted in a compost, consisting of peat, loam, 

 and sand in equal proportions. In autumn, after flowering, 

 the plant will naturally die down, but tubers will be formed 

 at its roots, which may be kept in the soil during winter in 

 the same manner as bulbs are kept, taking care to protect 

 them from frost. In spring, as soon as they commence grow- 

 ing, they should be potted. Three tubers in a pot will pro- 

 duce a large plant. Although a stove plant, it requires 

 plenty of air when the weather will allow, with an ample 

 supply of water to its roots, but very little overhead, other- 

 wise, instead of flowers, small scaly tubers will be formed in 

 the axils of the leaves. 



