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compact-habited sort ; a profuse bloomer. 
Flowers red tipped with green. May to 
July. 
EL. exquisita. A very handsome large- 
flowered kind. Tube much inflated, white, 
suffused with pink. June to August. 
E. Fatrrveana. g 
bloomer. Tube pinkish white, purple 
towards the extremity, segments white. 
June and July. 
E. ferruginea superba. A free-growing 
handsome kind, with bright pinkish-red 
flowers. July and August. 
E. gracilis. A pretty small-flowered 
kind, with reddish purple tubes. Blooms 
in autumn and winter. 
E. gracilis vernalis. Similar to the last. 
Flowers in winter and spring. 
E. Hartnellii. A handsome variety, with 
red flowers. May and June. 
E. hyemalis. A favourite winter-flower- 
ing kind. Tubes pink, paler towards the 
extremity. December to March. 
E. insignis. A beautiful variety ; a 
free bloomer. Flowers deep crimson. July 
to September. 
E. Irbyana. A free, large-growing kind. 
Blush white, red at the extremities of the 
flowers. July and August. 
E. Jacksonii. A free- growing, free- 
flowering variety. Flowers deep red. 
July to September. 
E. Lindleyana. <A fine, distinct-looking 
sort. July to September. 
E. MacNaliana rosea. 
distinct-looking kind. 
April and May. 
E. Marnockiana. A splendid variety ; 
a profuse bloomer. Tube red, almost 
black at the extremity, segments white. 
July to September. 
- E. Massoni major. A grand kind, with 
distinct habit. Tube red tipped with 
green. June to August. 
E. mutabilis.' A distinct-looking, free- 
growing species, that blooms several times 
in the year. Flowers pale red. 
E. obbata. One of the grandest of all 
Heaths; grows to a moderate size. <A 
profuse bloomer ; flowers very large ; tube 
much inflated, white suffused with rose. 
June to August. 
E. opulenta. A very handsome variety. 
Flowers large; crimson lake, red at the 
extremity of the tube, segments white. 
September and October. 
E. Parmentieriana rosea. A free-grow- 
ing, free-flowering, distinct variety. Flowers 
rosy-crimson. July and August. 
E. Paxtonti. A handsome, free-growing, 
free-flowering sort. Tube pale red, with 
green, purple-tinged extremities. June to 
August. 
A handsome and 
Tube deep rose. 
A free-growing, profuse 
E. propendens. An elegant -habited 
species ; a profuse bloomer. Flowers red- 
dish lilac. May to June. 
EL. retorta major. A dense, but large- 
growing variety ; a profuse bloomer. Tube 
deep red, segments white. July to October. 
Ek. Shannon glabra. One of the best 
white Heaths; a good grower and free 
bloomer. July to September. 
E. Shannonuvi Turnbull. A distinct and 
handsome variety ; a very free bloomer. 
Flowers white, tinged with pink. Summer. 
E. tricolor coronata. A  free-growing, 
distinct, handsome sort. Flowers whitish 
pink, green at the extremity of the tube. 
June to September. 
E. tricolor Eppsii. A small-growing 
variety, with very large flowers. Tube 
reddish pink, banded with green at the 
extremity. July and August. 
E. tricolor Wilsonii superba. A beautiful 
free-growing, free-blooming kind. Flowers 
pink, shading to red, green at the extremity. 
June and July. 
E. ventricosa Bothwelliana. A distinct 
and very desirable sort ; a profuse bloomer. 
Flowers flesh-colour, shading to red. 
Summer. 
E. ventricosa coccinea minor. A beauti- 
ful sort, with compact habit; a profuse 
bloomer. Tube reddish pink, dark red at 
the extremity. May and June. 
A, ventricosa grandiflora. A magnificent 
kind, a free bloomer. Flowers bright rosy 
crimson. May and June. 
E. ventricosa magnifica. A fine variety ; 
one of the best of the ventricosas. A free 
bloomer ; flowers bright reddish crimson. 
May to July. 
E. Victoria. A dense, compact, free- 
growing sort ; a profuse bloomer. Tube 
very dark crimson, segments white. April 
and May. 
E. Wilmoreana. A free-growing, free- 
blooming variety. Tube short, purple, 
shading to white at the extremity. Feb- 
ruary and March. 
InsEcts.—Heaths possess one great ad- 
vantage over most other plants—they are 
little liable to the attacks of insects. Scale, 
both brown and white, will live upon them. 
In the case of a plant affected with the 
latter it is much better to destroy it at 
once than to run the chance of the insect 
being communicated to others. The brown 
species is less difficult to deal with, although 
not easy to eradicate ; where present it is 
confined principally to the wood. It may 
be kept down by the use of brush and 
sponge, and washing with a moderately 
strong solution of insecticide in the autumn 
after growth is completed. They should 
be looked closely over at intervals to see 
