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P. ROSEUS. A very pretty flowering kind, with a habit similar to elegans. 



It grows a foot to two feet high, and has flowers of a rosy red, 

 ■p. PULCHELLUS. The aspect and habit of this is similar to the preceding ones. 



It grows about two feet high, and has flowers of a bright rosy red. 

 P. VENUSTUS. A beautiful and very compact growing kind, attaining the 



height of a foot and a half. The flowers are of a rose colour, or bright 



purplish red. 

 P. CAMPANULATUS. This has a compact close habit ; grows a foot and a half 



high. The flowers are bell-shaped, and of a purple red. 

 P. ATROPURPUREUS. Is a very showy flowering species ; grows about two 



feet high. The flowers are of a bright purple red. 

 P. Clowesi. a very elegant flowering kind, of somewhat straggling habit. 



It grows a foot and a half high ; has large bright red flowers, with a 



wbite throat. 

 P. BucKi. This is very similar to the last, — attains the same height, has 



larger foliage, and larger flowers, which are of a bright rosy red, with 



white inside. 

 P. GENTiANOiDES. Is One of the large flowering kinds ; grows a footer two 



high. The flowers are of a dark red, Avhite inside. 

 P. G. var. Hartwegi, This is a beautiful flowering variety. It grows 



about a foot and a half high, and has flowers of a bright red. 

 P. G. var. McEwENi. This has a close bushy habit ; is an excellent 



border plant ; grows a foot or more high. Has good moderate sized 



flowers, of a bright purple red, white Avithin. 

 P. Hartvtegi var. Verplanki. A very showy flowering kind ; grows a 



foot and a half high. Has very large flowers, which are of a bright 



rose colour, white inside. 

 P. H. var. Shepherdi. Is one of the best of the tribe. It grows a foot 



and half to two feet high ; has large bright red flowers, white inside. 

 P. ALBiDUS. A very interesting species ; grows a foot and a half high ; has 



good moderate sized white flowers, Avhich, with the other bright rich 



coloured kinds, form an admirable contrast. 

 P. atroceruleus. a most beautiful flowering species ; it attains the height 



of two or three feet, is an abundant bloomer. The flowers are of good 



moderate size, and of a bright purple blue, white inside. 

 P. connatus. a rather coarse-looking species, about a foot and a half 



high, with soft, hairy leaves and bell-shaped light purple flov/crs, white 



within. This is not usually a very free flowering species, but a useful 



border plant. 

 P. NiTiDUS. A dwarf-growing species, about half a foot high, having rather 



pretty light purple flowers, which are chiefly produced in summer. 

 P. PROCERUS. This species resembles the last, is a dwarf-growing plant, 



about six inches high, with lilac or pale purple flowers, which are 



produced in spring. 

 P. ARGUTDS. This is onc of the best of the genus, but requires to be often 



propagated, as it is apt to soon dwindle away ; it grows a foot or more 



high ; the flowers are very pretty, and of a bluish purple colour. 

 P. coNFERTUS. An uninteresting species, about a foot high, with small, 



insignificant light flowers, tinged with purple. 

 P. Wrighti. Is a very conspicuous-looking plant, about a foot and a half 



high, with large, smooth, and rather glaucous leaves, and pinkish red 



flowers. 

 P. baccharifolius. This is a very distinct species, of a sub-shrubby habit, 



a foot or more high ; it has small leaves, and pinkish red flowers, which 



are in perfection in summer. 

 P. PUBESCENS. A pubescent species, about a foot and a half high, with 



light purple flowers, in perfection during summer. 



