THE VARIETIES OP ACHIMENES. 461 



50. A. Meteor. 



From Messrs. Rollisson & Sons, Mr. Veitch, Messrs. Low & 

 Co., and Mr, Turner. Flowers large, deep, bright rosy-scarlet 

 flushed with purple ; the throat is orauge-coloured spotted with 

 red ; leaves stained and veined with red beneath. It is a very 

 desirable variety, of first-class merit. 



51. A. Montfordii. 



From Mr. Veitch. Flowers small, bright scarlet; leavea 

 blotched with red beneath. 



53. A. purpurea grandiflora. 



From M. Van Houtte. Flowers medium-sized, deep pur- 

 plish-rose, with a yellow spotted throat; leaves red-veined 



From M. Van Houtte. Flowers purplish-lilac, paler on the 

 lower lip, the throat open, whitish, spotted with brown and 

 yellowish-brown, the lower segments are crenulate ; leaves very 



55. A. pygmsea. 



From M. Van Houtte. Flowers small, light scarlet. The 

 plant is an abundant bloomer, of dwarf habit ; the leaves veined 

 with red beneath. 



56. A. Eeginae. 



From M. Van Houtte. Flowers medium-sized, light scarlet 

 with orange spotted throat, the lower segments frequently 

 streaked with white and bilobed (perhaps abnormally developed); 

 habit dwarf. 



57. A. rosea elegans. 



From Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son and Mr. Turner. 

 Flowers large, bright rose, having a dash of purple beneath the 



