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THE TLOEAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



described by the late Dr. Gardner, director 

 of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon, in 

 his papers on the Vegetation of Brazil, 

 contributed to the Quarterly Journal of the 

 London Horticultural Society (vol. ii.), 

 where he thus alludes to it: — "On my 

 return to Crato, I asfain made a few ex- 

 cursions in that neighbourhood, and added 

 considerably to my herbarium. One of the 

 finest plants met with at this time was a 

 beautiful new species of allainanda (A. 

 violacea, Gardn.), a shrub from four to six 

 feet high, bearing numerous large flowers 



GEBANIUU PBINCESS OF PBUSSIA. 



not unlike, in colour, those of Gloxinia 

 speciosa. This is by far the most beautiful 

 species belonging to the genus, all of which, 

 with this exception, bear yellow flowers." 

 Many spurious plants so named have got 

 into cultivation through the raising of a 

 quantity from seed by a continental 

 grower. These are mostly AUamanda ca- 

 tharlica, from which A. violacea diff'ers as 

 follows : — The stems, when matured of a 

 medium strength, are obscurely hispid, or 



rough ; the leaves ai-e also more strictly 

 oblong, and abruptly acuminate towards the 

 apex or point ; and still more strikingly 

 distinct in the leaves being thinly and uni- 

 formly surfaced with close adpressed hairs, 

 and minutely fringed with projecting ones, 

 the under mid-rib being more prominently 

 clothed with hispid hairs along its summit. 

 As these features are entirely absent from 

 the commoner yellow -flowered species, 

 which have smooth acuminately-lanceolate 

 leaves devoid of hairiness, each purchaser 

 of the plants in question will be enabled to 

 ascertain their correctness. [Messrs, 

 E. G. Henderson and Sons. Price 

 10*. 6d. and 21s. each.J 



CALYSTEGIA. OCULATA. 



A new and interesting hardy pe- 

 rennial species from Gliina,with neat 

 acuminately ovate or heart-shaped 

 leaves, and numerous axillary 

 blush-tinted funnel-shaped blos- 

 ,,,^, soms, picturesquely shaded with 

 ^■' dark purplish-crimson in the centre, 

 or throat. It is well adapted for 

 wall or trellis culture, and by its 

 continuous bloom from June until 

 November, forms a pretty object for 

 medium-sized flower-basket curves, 

 or rural screens from three to five 

 feet in height. [Price 2*. 6d.} 



AGATHEA CCELESTIS FOL. AEGENTEA 

 VABIEGATA. 



This charming little box-like suf- 

 fruticose plant shows a neat dwarf 

 and compact habit, from four to six 

 inches high, with box-like silvsr- 

 edged leaves, and is highly com- 

 mended as one of the prettiest plants 

 for marginal effect, or edging in the 

 ribbon style of decoration yet 

 known. Its flowers are sky-blue ; 

 but apart from these, it is the most 

 unique object for its purpose known 

 in plant collections. A First-class 

 Certificate of merit was awarded 

 to it by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Floral Committee. We 

 doubt if the variegation of this 

 plant will be constant, we therefore advise 

 that it be grown in poor soil. [Generally in 

 the trade. Price 2s. 6d. each.] 



GERANIUM PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA. 



This very beautiful variety is a fine ex- 

 ample of the zonale-compactum section. 

 It is well branched in habit, of medium yet 

 free vigour, its leaf-surface being marked 

 with the obscure brownish-purple zones 

 which distinguish what are known as the 

 horse-shoe or zonale varieties, which have 

 sprung from P. zonale. The remarkably 



