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Epacris miniata var. 



SPLENDENS. — Tlii-i IS a 



beautiful hybrid of E. 

 miniata. The flowers 

 crowd the stem most 

 profusely, and have a 

 charming appearance, 

 owing to the vivid 

 crimson of the tube, and 

 pure white of the toothed 

 limb. Requires the usual 

 treatment of erica and 

 epacris, and has a com- 

 paratively hardy consti- 

 tution. [Price 2$. Qd. 

 Generally in the trade.] 

 Vaccinium serpens. 

 — This is a valuable ac- 

 quisition, and will l)e 

 found especially useful 

 to decorate rockeries in 

 conservatories, ortogrow 

 on blocks in fern-houses 

 where but little heat is 

 used. It was discovered 

 by Griffith in Bhotan, and 

 by Dr. Thomson and 

 Hooker in Sikkim ; it 

 inhabits both the tropical 

 and temperate zones of 

 the Himalayas, particu- 

 larly selecting humid 

 places among rocks, ^ 

 ■where a peaty soil has 



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ErACIilS MINIATA, VAIi. SPLEKBENS. 



YACrTXn:J[ SEBPEXS, 



been formed, or parasitic 

 on the branches of large 

 trees. It has a profuse 

 and rich myrtle-like foli- 

 age ; the flowers are of 

 the typical form, very 

 large, colour rich crim- 

 son, the tube swelling 

 slightly midway of its 

 length. The immature 

 flowers are yellow wiili 

 crimson stripes, deepen- 

 ing to full crimson as 

 they attain their full 

 size. Tlie best place for 

 it is among rockwork; 

 if grown in a pot it 

 must have the support 

 of a branch of a tree, 

 us its habit is sprawling 

 and procumbent ; or it 

 may be planted in a 

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