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Greenhoiise and Stove Plants. 



ElUCA. 



compact-habited sort ; a profuse bloomer. 

 Flowers red tipped with green. May to 

 July. 



E. exqvAsita. A very handsome large- 

 flowered kind. Tube much inflated, white, 

 sufl'used with pink. June to August. 



E. Fairricana. A free-growing, profuse 

 bloomer. Tube pinkish white, purple 

 towards the extremity, segments white. 

 J une and July. 



E. ferniginea 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. 

 Elowers in winter and spiing. 



E. Hartnellii. A handsome variety, with 

 red flowers. May and June. 



E. hyemalis. A favourite winter-flower- 

 ing kind. Tubes pink, paler towartls the 

 extremity. December to March. 



E. insignis. A beautiful variety ; a 

 free bloomer. Flowers deep crimson. July 

 to September. 



E. Irbycma. 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. Lindletjana. A fine, distinct-looking 

 sort. July to September. 



E. MacNahiana rosea. A handsome and 

 distinct-looking kind. Tube deep rose. 

 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. mutahilis. 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 suflused with rose. 

 June to August. 



E. o-pxdenta. A very handsome variety. 

 Flowers large ; crimson lake, red at the 

 extremity of the tube, segments white. 

 September and October. 



E. Farmentieriana rosea. A free-grow- 

 ing, free-flowering, distinct variety. Flowers 

 rosy-crimson. July and August. 



E. Paxtonii. A handsome, free-growing, 

 free-flowering sort. Tube pale red, with 

 green, purple-tinged extremities. June to 

 August. 



E. propendcns. An elegant - habited 

 species ; a profuse bloomer. Flowers red- 

 dish lilac. May to June. 



E. retorta major. A dense, but large- 

 growing variety ; a profuse bloomer. Tube 

 deep red, segments white. July to October. 



E. Sha7i7ionii glabra. One of the best 

 white Heaths ; a good grower and free 

 bloomer. July to September. 



E. Shannonii Turnbullii. 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 tulDe. 

 June to September. 



E. tricolor Eppsii. A small-growing 

 vaiiety, 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 Bothioelliana. 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 

 bhjomer. 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 laloomer. 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 aft'ected 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 diflicult 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 



