Of all the Fucustas which we have yet seen in our Botanic 
Gardens, this strikes us as the most handsome, whether we 
consider the graceful mode of growth, the delicate green of 
the large foliage, the deeply-coloured branches, or the size 
and form of the flowers, and their exceedingly rich hues. 
It was raised from seeds, probably of hybrid production, by 
Mr. Niven, at the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, Dublin, and 
sent to Mr. Murray at the Glasgow Botanic Garden, under 
the name of F. recurvata. 
I so entirely agree with Mr. Don in the view he takes of 
the Fucusias above named, and considered by many Botan- 
ists as species, that I have here followed that author in the 
varieties and synonyms which he has referred to F. macro- 
stema, adding to the list our present one, which indeed 
accords better with the original figure of Ruiz and Pavon, 
than with any of the other kinds. 
