Tas. 4240. 
GESNERIA suusosa; Far. lateritia. 
Tuberous-rooted Gesneria ; brick-coloured variety. 
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Nat. Ord. GESNERIACE2®.—DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 
Gen. Char. (Vide supra, TaB. 4217.) 
GesNERIA bulbosa; herbacea tota pubescenti-villosa, foliis oppositis petiolatis 
- ovato-ellipticis basi cordatis serrato-crenatis, racemis cymosis multifloris 
ex axillis foliorum supremorum, pedicellis bracteatis, calycis lobis acutis, 
corollee (ample) tubo cylindraceo basi 5-gibboso superne sensim ampliato, 
ore valde oblique superne longissime producto. é 
GeEsNeRtIA bulbosa. Gawler, Bot. Reg. t. 343. Hook. Bot. Mag. t.3886. De Cand. 
Prodr. v. 7. p.529. ° 
_ 8. Yracemis cernuis, floribus lateritiis. Zab. nostr. 4240. 
I much fear that the Gesneria faucialis, Lindl., (Bot. Mag. 
t. 3659.), and the G. Suttoni, Lindl., (@. dulbosa, nob. in Bot. 
Mag. t. 3041), should be united with G. du/bosa, which is evi- 
dently a highly variable plant, and one that has apparently an 
extensive geographical range, extending from Brazil to New 
Grenada. In the latter country, about Santa Martha, the present 
singular variety of this species, for such I take it to be, was detected 
and sent to Kew by our collector Mr. Purdie. It first produced 
its blossoms at Syon House, under the skilful management of 
Mr. Carton. At first sight it is distinguished from the true 
G. bulbosa by its pale brick-coloured flowers, and by the drooping 
racemes. The arrangement of these flowers, in the raceme, on 
simple pedicels, would rather induce me to refer this to @. fau- 
cialis than to dulbosa, could I persuade myself they are really 
distinct ; but, as far as I can find, the leaves and flowers are alike 
in both, and the only difference discernible is in the large and 
more divided raceme or panicle of the true G. bulbosa. — 
~The species loves heat and moisture, and may be increased 
both by tubers and cuttings. 
JULY 1st, 1846. —2F2 
