THE 



FLORICULTURAL CABINET, 



NOVEMBER 1st, 1843. 



PART I. 



EMBELLISHMENTS. 



ARTICLE I. 



No. 1. ECIIITES HIRSUTA. HAIRY FLOWERED. 



APOCYNEA. PeNTANDRIA. MoNOOiNIA. 



In our Number for May last, we gave a figure of Echites splendens, 

 a splendid flowering hothouse, conservatory, or warm greenhouse 

 climber, and now have the pleasure of figuring its climbing companion, 

 E. hirsuta. It was discovered growing on the Organ Mountains of 

 Brazil, by the collector of Messrs. Veitch's of Exeter, with whom it 

 has bloomed, and proves a valuable acquisition to the lovely tribe of 

 climbing plants, deserving a place in every collection. 



No. 2. GLOXINIA HANDLEYANIA. 



This very neat and handsome flowering variety has been raised, 

 along with other beautifully distinct kinds, by Mr. Handley, gardener 

 to Gill Bridges, Esq., Narborough, near Leicester. It is a hybrid 

 raised from G. rubra, impregnated with G. alba, and merits a place 

 in every collection. The ease wiih which Gloxinias are grown, tho 

 long period of blooming, the profusion of flowers produced when pro- 

 perly managed, and the compactness of growth, combine to render 

 the tribe worthy of every attention. 



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