tinged with red. Corymb terminal, large,—when the flowers are 
fully expanded, forming a hemispherical head of deeply-coloured, 
aurantiaceous flowers, or in var. 8. almost crimson. ‘The ovary 
is short, hemispherical, crowned with the four small, ovate, acute 
lobes of the calyx. Corolla with a very long, slender, almost 
filiform ‘vse: the Jimd of four, ovate or lanceolate-ovate, hori- 
zontally spreading, acute Jobes. Stamens small, inserted at the 
mouth of the tube. S#y/e scarcely exserted. Stigma three-lobed. 
Curr. This showy /zora, an abundant flowerer, even when 
only six inches high, requires a warm and moist stove, and a 
soil composed of about half loam and half peat, with a portion 
of sharp sand. In order to form a handsome plant, a young 
healthy one should be selected, and freely encouraged into quick 
growth by placing it in bottom-heat. As it increases in size it 
must be shifted into larger pots, which should be well drained, 
so that water and syringeing may be freely administered during 
the summer-season without the risk of the soil becoming satu- 
rated. It is increased by cuttings, which should be planted in 
sand under a bell-glass, and placed in bottom-heat. /. 8. 
Fig. 1. Calyx and pistil:—magnified. 2. Flower of var. 8 :—natural size, 
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