THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



APRIL 1st, 1841. 

 PART I. 



EMBELLISHMENTS. 



ARTICLE I. 



CALCEOLARIA var. {Hybrid Slipper-Wort.) 



ScROPHULARIN/E, DeCANDRIA MoNOQYNIA. 



[Calceolaria ; so named by Linnams from " caleeolus,'' a slipper, in allusion to 



the form of the flower.] 



1. Ne Plus Ultra. — This striking and beautiful variety was 

 raised from seed during the last season by Mr. Joseph Plant, nur- 

 seryman, Cheadle, Staffordshire. 



2. Lovely Ann. — A seedling raised by Mr. Barnes, gardener, 

 Bromley Hill, Kent. 



3. Indescribable is another of the many beautiful varieties raised 

 by Mr. Plant. 



In 1820 only six species of this charming flowering plant were 

 known in this country, the handsomest of which was C. corymbosa, 

 the flowers of which were yellow. During the subsequent period, up 

 to 1830, several other kinds were introduced from Chili, two of which 

 had purple flowers, viz., C. purpurea and C. arachnoidea. As soon 

 as the plants bloomed in the nursery of Messrs. Youngs, of Epsom, 

 it struck the late Mr. Penny, who was then foreman in that esta- 

 blishment, to attempt to hybridize them ; the attempt succeeded 

 beyond expectation, and the result was, a number of beautiful kinds 

 were produced, and plants of which were soon offered by Messrs. 

 Youngs to the public. The first-named hybrid was C. Gellaniana, 

 the blossoms of which were dark brown and orange ; this was raised 

 by impregnation of C. corymbosa with C. purpurea. The next kind 



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