its surface, in a remarkable manner. I shall soon publish 

 in this work a most striking variety, raised by Mr. Mangles, 

 with brilliant scarlet and green flowers. 



It may be cultivated in a greenhouse. The soil best 

 suited to it is a rich loam, mixed with about one-fourth 

 of sand and peat, to which a small quantity of dung should 

 be added. To grow it well, it is necessary to give it plenty 

 of pot-room, and to place it in an open airy part of the 

 greenhouse, near the glass. When growing luxuriantly, it 

 requires a good supply of water, and should be well syringed 

 over-head. If planted out in a border, in summer, it 

 will grow much better than when confined in a pot, and is, 

 probably, sufficiently hardy, with a little protection, to with- 

 stand the winter in the milder parts of England. Its pro- 

 pagation is extremely simple, as it throws out young shoots 

 freely from its sides. 



Fig. 1. represents the ovary, from which the perianth 

 has been cut off ; 2. is a vertical section of the same part ; 

 3. is one of the hairs that clothe the surface of the flowers. 



