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parentage given above. Its beauty is in its fruits, which are pear- 
shaped, as in Jt. macrophylla, but larger and of a brilliant scarlet- 
red, Miss E, Willmott is figuring this hybrid in her new work 
on the genus Rosa. 
Senecio kewensis (Senecio ([Cineraria] cruenta x Greenhouse 
Cinerarias). 
In 1888 Kew introduced and flowered Senecio (Cineraria) cruenta, 
believed to be the progenitor of the popular race of greenhouse 
Cinerarias. It was afterwards crossed with the latter, and the 
seedlings thus obtained were known as Kew Cinerarias. Plants 
and seeds were distributed from Kew, and shortly afterwards a 
selection from them was shown by Messrs, Sutton & Sons under 
the name of C. stellata. Some of the Kew seedlings came fairly 
true from seeds and were known as “ Kew Blue,” * Kew 
- White,” &e. 
Senecio Lady Thiselton-Dyer (S. Heritieri x Cineraria Kew Blue). 
The cross was made in ; 
The plant has the shrubby habit of S. Heritier’, and the blue and 
white flowers also show the ringed markings of the seed parent 
S. Heritieri?. A plant was exhibited at the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s meeting of April 28th, 1900. 
See Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1900, xxvii., p. 3 of supplement. 
Shortia (S. uniflora grandiflora x 8. galacifolia). 
ross made in 1910. e seeds were sown as soon as they were 
ripe and germinated in a short time, but the plants have not yet 
flowered. Flowers of SS. galacifolia fertilized with pollen of 
S. uniflora grandiflora did not produce mature seed. 
Spathoglottis kewensis (8. plicata var. Micholitaii x S. Vieillardii). 
is hybrid, produced in 1900, flowered in 1903. The colour o 
the flowers mostly resembles that of the female, being bright 
reddish-purple, 2 inches in diameter, with the pale yellow markings 
on the lip and column which are characteristic of S. plicata var. 
Micholitzii. ' 
Strelitzia kewense (S. Reginae x 8. augusta). 
Several plants mine raised from the cross, made in March, 1898, 
one of which is growing in the Mexican House at Kew. This one 
flowered for the first time during the winter 1909-10 and was 
described as S. hewense in the Kew Bulletin, No. 2, 1910, p. 65. It 
is remarkable for its large leaves, which have blades 2 feet long 
and 15 inches wide. ‘The flowers are pale ochre-yellow and blue. 
See Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1910, xlvii., 217, with figure. 
Strelitzia (S. augusta x S. Reginae). ; 
everal ss were obtained from the cross made in March, 
1898, but as yet no flowers have appeared. 
Streptocarpus Watsoni (8. parviflora x 8, Dunnii). 
ross made in 1886, flowered in 188 ee 
The plant is monophyllous. Inflorescences numerous, Pn ve 
in succession along the base of the midrib of the large ge € a 
owers numerous, mauve-purple in colour shading Prt di . 
purple in the throat, 2 inches long, 1}-1} inches broad. ant dies 
after flowering, producing no seed. _ 
See Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1887, ii., 214, fig. 52. 
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