species of the beautiful genus JEschynanthus, whose stems 

 cling to such surfaces, and are said to maintain themselves 

 by aerial roots, like those of our ivy. In our gardens several 

 have now been established, not however under the names 

 that properly belong to them, but with such as error or 

 caprice have dictated. This, for instance, that in the gardens 

 rejoices in the name of the "branching," (ramosissimus) is 

 not the species so named by Dr. Wallich, which has larger 

 calyxes and smaller corollas ; neither is it that which Dr. 

 Roxburgh called " the parasitical," from the forests of the 

 G arrow hills, as some will have it ; for that species has 

 flowers " large, pendulous, crimson-yellow, approaching in 

 shape and size to those of Digitalis purpurea," our Foxglove. 



It appears, on the contrary, to be a well marked species, 

 distinct from all enumerated by Dr. Wallich, of each of which 

 I possess authentic specimens. No doubt it is a native of 

 India, but from what part, or when introduced does not 

 appear. The figure was made from a plant in the possession 

 of Mrs. Lawrence, in June 1839. Since that time the colours 

 have improved in richness, and much of the yellow has been 

 replaced by deep and vivid crimson. 



The true iEschynanthus parasiticus is probably the ./Esch. 

 grandiflorus of the gardens, 



A stove plant, requiring a strong heat and damp atmo- 

 sphere during the growing season. 



It is cultivated best when fastened to a large piece of 

 rough stick, placed in the pot, the remaining space in the 

 pot being filled up with a light mixture of leaf mould, sandy 

 peat, and a small portion of loam. 



It strikes freely from cutting, and is one of those plants 

 which seem to have no particular time of flowering, which 

 depends more on the time the plants are rested than the 

 season. 



