THE GREEN-HOUSE.—FUCHSIAS.—CALCEOLARIAS. 91 
very little trouble. Fuchsia globosa is perhaps the hardiest kind. 
F. virgata is also tolerably hardy. All the Fuchsias require a light, 
rich soil, or a mixture of rich sandy loam and peat; and regular wa- 
tering, as when the outer roots are once withered, either by want of 
moisture, or by exposure of the pot to the direct rays of the sun, the 
plant generally dies. For this reason the Fuchsia is not so well 
adapted for a window plant as many others. Fuchsia fulgens dif 
fers considerably from the other species, and will not flower well un- 
less in the open air, and with a sunny exposure. It is also tuberous 
rooted, though woody in its stem. It is easily propagated; and 
even a leaf taken off without injuring the part of the petiole which 
was attached to the stem, has been known to grow and forma plant. 
Several handsome hybrids have been produced, by applying the 
pollen of F. fulgens to the stigma of F. globosa, F’. conica, and F. 
gracilis. It may here be mentioned, that whenever hybrids are to be 
raised, by fertilizing one plant with the pollen of another, the anthers 
of the flower that is to produce the seed should be removed with a 
pair of scissors before they burst. The pollen from the other 
flower which is to form the hybrid, should be afterwards applied 
with a camel-hair pencil to the stigma of the flower which is to pro- 
duce the seed; and a bit of thread should be tied round the flower- 
stalk, in order that the seed-pod may be saved and set apart. All 
hybrids may be made in the same manner; but it must always be 
remembered that flowers will not hybridize properly, unless they are 
naturally nearly allied. ‘Nearly allied to F. fulgens is the newly in- 
troduced F. corymbiflora, which, as Dr. Lindley very justly observes, 
casts all the other Fuchsias into the shade. This magnificent plant 
is described by Ruiz and Pavon, in the Flora Peruviana, as growing 
to the height of a man, and it is perfectly laden with flowers, which 
are produced in the same manner as those of F. fulgens, but far ex- 
ceed them, both in elegance of shape, and brilliance of colour. The 
tube part of the flower is a clear bright rose colour, with the tips very 
much turned back, and the petals thus displayed are of the richest 
and most brilliant carmine. The species was raised by Mr. Stan- 
dish, Nurseryman, Bagshot, ana it appears likely to be quite as 
hardy as F. fulgens. The best Fuchsias in the neighbourhood of 
London are those of Mr. Standish at Bagshot, but some very 
handsome varieties have been raised by Mr. Groom of Walworth. 
Calceolarias.—Perhaps no plants have ever been hybridized more 
