FKOM THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 



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erect, reddish-green stems, and succulent, oblong - lanceolate 

 leaves, bright yellowish green, and shining on the underside, fur- 

 nished with a long taper mucro. The racemes of flowers are as 

 much as a foot and a-half long, ch'ooping, leafless, rich rosy crim- 

 son, and hang gracefully over the sides of the plant. 



A half-shrubby greenhouse plant, growing freely in any good, 

 rich soil, and easily increased either by seeds or cuttings. It 

 flowers during summer and autumn. If allowed to retain its 

 natural drooping habit, it is very handsome among plants with 

 better foliage. 



Augtist 14, 1848. 



36. ACHIMENES CANDIDA.* 



Presented to the Society by G. TJ. Skinner, Esq , in the 

 spring of 1848, and said to be from Guatemala. 



* A. Candida, caule tereti glabriusculo, foliis oppositis insequalibus basi ob- 

 liquis oblongis grosse serratis pilosis, pedunculo 3-floro petiolo aequali piloso, 

 calycis laciniis subulatis tubo multo brevioribus, corollae tubo obliquo de- 

 curvo basi gibboso jequali limbo obliquo laciuiis subrotundo-ovatis aiitica, 

 majori, annulo dorso fisso. — .1. L. 



