It is as easy cultivated as any of the commoner species. 

 When seeds can be procured they should be sown any time in 

 the spring or summer, but not late in autumn, as the young 

 plants are apt to " damp off" in the following winter. The 

 seedlings should be placed in a light situation, and regularly 

 shifted into larger pots as they grow stronger. The best soil 

 is a mixture of loam, peat, leaf-mould, and sand. It forms a 

 beautiful plant in a pot when well grown, but like the other 

 species it is most beautiful when planted in the border of the 

 conservatory. There are several varieties in the garden of 

 the Horticultural Society, some of which have the bracts of a 

 deeper colour than others. 



