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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



( October 14, 1875. 



from February to April have few equals for conservatory aud I flowers can be grown, but unfortunately it is rarely met with, 

 corridor decoration, and their cut sprays are ever in request, and then only in a half-starved state. 



If this simple mode of culture was generally adopted this fine Many gardeners do not know the plant, and not a few con- 

 plant would be seen everywhere where large plants of bright | found it with S. falgens. It is, however, altogether more 



74.— S.iLVIA GESNEB-tFLOP.A. 



ro'uu4 thaa the list-named species, having larger cordate- the correspjndeuts who are geeking iaformation on this ex. 



ovate loaves, with an acuminate point, <i ; the leaves of oeedingly useful and easily oultivated plant.— Ex-Exhibitor. 



S. fnlgena being much narrower, elongate-ovate, ''. The • 



flowers grow in whnrled panicles of a brilliant light scarlet CTiA>jrrnpi? A MiTJTTAKA 



colour, and are much larger thau those of S. fulgens. Salvia bTANHOPEA MAUiIA^ii. 



gesnerffiflora was introduced froQi Central America in 1810. Stamhopeas are of very easy culture. Many of the species 



This brief record of practice ii tha best reply I can give to have singularly beautiful and quaint flowers, but they last only 



