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of the young wood, at almost any season; the best time, 
however, is early spring and September. Inserted in pots, 
in a compost of equal parts peat, leaf mould, loam, and 
sand, and placed in a temperature of from 65deg. to 70deg., 
they wili then quickly root, and form good plants. Seeds 
may be sown in pans filled with soil as recommended for 
cuttings, and placed in a similar temperature. Those fol- 
lowed by a dagger (t) are the best for training to pillars, 
roofs, &c. 
A. Bedfordianum (Bedford’s). fl. yellow and red. November. 
l. deeply-lobed. A. 15ft. Brazil, 1838. 
A. Darwini (Darwin’s).t* fl. bright 
orange, with darker veinings, fine 
cupped form. April. l. large, broad. 
h. 4ft. Brazil, 1871. A handsome 
species, of good habit, equally suitable 
as a stove or greenhouse plant during 
winter, and for outdoor culture dur- 
ing summer months, There are a 
great number of garden hybrids from 
this. 
A. globiflorum (globe-flowered). f. 
solitary, large, globose,cream-coloured. 
November. /. on long stalks, cordate, 
pezat, h. 4ft. to 5ft. Mauritius, 
A.igneum (bright). Synonymous with 
A, insigne, 
A. insigne (handsome-fiowered).* f. large, 
purplish crimson, with dark venation, in 
axillary pendulous racemes; petals short, 
broad, much reflexed. Winter. 1 @arge, 
cordate, thick, rugose Stem deep green, 
with short brown hairs. A. 6ft. New 
Grenada, 1851. Syn. A. igneum. See Fig. 3. 
A. segnpetiious (hig river).t* f small, 
bell- ped, sopie beautiful, Fms sepals 
being T petals owl ae ye and 
stamens dark brown. Au and winter. 
l. small, pointed. A. 3ft. Rio Grande, 1864. 
A free-flowering species, with a 
drooping habit ; the shoots should well 
— in during spring. Syn. A. vezil- 
rium. 
A. pæoniflorum (pzony-flowered). E pink, 
smaller than those of A. insigne, but very 
distinct. January. l. large, ovate. h. 6ft. 
Brazil, 1845. 
A. pulchellum (pretty).t* /. white, on few- 
A rered axillary racemes. July. l cordate, 
unequally crenated, downy beneath. A. 8ft. 
Habit very branching. New Holland, 1824. 
A. striatum (striped).* fl. orange yellow, with 
a thick veining of blood-red, on long curving 
stalks. l. large, lobed, on long slender petioles. 
Brazil, 1837. A free grower, and makes an 
excellent greenhouse plant. In sheltered posi- 
tions, in the south-west of England, this 
species prne to be almost bardy. It requires 
to be freely pinched. A very continuous 
bloomer. 
Thompsoni ompson’s). fl. striated 
yellow, large. T Samea lL small, vine-like, 
richly mottled with yellow and dark green. 
edt. or 4ft. Habit very neat and erect. 
A. venosum (veined).+* A. orange, with red 
veins, very large, shaped, din. long; 
pedicels nearly 12im. long. July. l large, 
deeply palmate. R. 10ft. splendid species 
is distinguished by its unusually large fiowers. 
A. vexillarium (standard), Synonymous with A. megapotami- 
cum. 
vitifolium (vine-leaved).* f porcelain blue, large, cu ‘ 
gh l cordate, five to seven lobed, assuming, towards the 
autumn, a fine golden hue. A. Xft. Chili, 1837. This fine shrub. 
- or tree, is hardy in Ireland and the south of England, but should 
have a protection from frost. It is not a fast grower. 
The following are some of the best varieties, which, 
although they do not include all the newest sorts, yet afford 
à good selection of first-rate kinds, which will give general 
satisfaction. They are arranged according to their respec- 
tive colours. Those marked with a dagger (+) are best 
for roofs and pillars. 
AUREUM GLOBOSUM,* flowers 
flowered. deep orange, 
per red shaded, of medium size, with good form and sub- 
stance ; DARWINI MAJUS,* bright orange, deeply veined, extremely 
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free, and of good form and size ; FLEUR D'OR, light orange, veined 
pale red, very free and dwarf; GRANDIFLORUM,* deep orange, red 
shaded, deeply veined with red, a robust, ee variety ; 
LEO, flowers pale below, deeper above, red-veined, of medium 
size ; PRINCBOF ORANGE,!* a strong grower, and very free, 
Ornamental-foliaged. DARWINI TESSELATUM,!* foliage mottled 
with yellow, invaluable for sub-tropital bedding ; SELLOWIANUM 
MARMORATUM,* very large maple-like foliage, heavily mottled with 
bright yellow, a most effective variety ; THOMPSONI, leaves very 
freely blotched with puar: VEXILLARIUM IGNEUM,ł* very free 
of good habit, prettily blotched. All these ornamental-foliaged 
varieties are invaluable for bedding purposes 
Fic. 2 GROUP OF ABUTILONS. 
Purpie-coloured. EMPEROR,* flowers large, rich purple magenta 
P'lsop purple shaded lake, very attractive; 
urple; PURPUR eep purple s ê, ve ? 
Kouriria DE ST, MAURICE, flowers medium size, very profuse ; 
VIOLET QUEEN,* bright violet purple, very distinct and free. 
rimson-flowered, BRILLIANT,* flowers of good form 
‘and substance, brilliant red inside, rather paler outsid warf 
and free; CRIMSON BANNER,* rich crimson, dwarf, ve ; 
Fire KiNG," bright red, orange shaded, veined with crimson ; 
Lustrovs,* brilliant red crimson, large, most profusely roducod, 
habit dwarf; NE PLUS ULTRa,* intense crimson, of excel oe all 
SCARLET GEM, * Sowers medium sized, brilliant scarlet, habit 
and free. 
ADMIRATION, light pink, shaded salmon, 
deep 
white, v owy; CLOCHETTE," deep rosy pink, 
veins, very dwarf and free; Te Pee Aa — wi 
deeper veins, flowers very large; KING OF THE ROSES,” rich Gee? 
shaded, habit 
