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Gloxinia alba-sanguinea. — Was shown by tlie Messrs. Veitch's. 

 The flowers are flesh-coloured, with a reddish-purple mark down the 

 throat ; it is a pretty variety. 



Erithryna Bidwellii. — The flowers are of a deep crimson colour, 

 about one-third the size of tlie well-known E. cristi-galli. This was 

 shown by Messrs. Veitch's. It appears to be a dwarf-growing- plant. 



Plumbago (New species). — The plant has much the light green 

 appearance of the w hite-flowered Plumbago Zeylanica. Tlie flowers 

 are similarly produced, but much larger even than the Prosea, a sepa- 

 rate flower being three quarters of an inch across, and a deep blue 

 colour. It was shown by Mr. Eyles, gardener to Sir G, Larpent. 



Medinilla speciosa. Of the natural order Melastomaea. It is a 

 noble-looking plant, producing abundance of flowers in large branching 

 panicles. Each flower is an inch across, flesh colour, with very dis- 

 tinct blue filaments ; it is very pretty. Sliown by Messrs. Veitch's. 



At the Royal Gardens of Kew. — In the greenhouse, Armeria 

 grandiflora, Great flowered Tlirift. — This is a very handsome spe- 

 cies. The plant was about two feet liigli, having many flower-stems 

 about a foot long, terminated witii a large globular-formed head near 

 three inches across, of beautiful rosy pink flowers. It is a very desir- 

 able plant. 



PoLYGALA JUNCEA, Rush-Ieavcd. — The plant was trained to a 

 cylinder-formed wire frame, producing rosy-purple flowers. 



DiosMA UNiFLORA. — This is an old inhabitant of our greenhouses, 

 and when properly grown is one of the most striking dwarf shrubs 

 grown. Tlie present plant was three feet high and as much across ; 

 there were at least 150 flowers expanded. It well merits a place in 

 every greenhouse. 



DiosMA CAPiTATA. — A neat plant, a profuse bloomer, and with its 

 numerous heads of white flowers produces a pretty effect. 



MiRBELiA iLLiciFOLiA. — A pretty plant, the flowers yellow, with 

 a red keel. 



Trymalium odoratissimum. — The flowers are produced in branch- 

 ing panicled heads ; they are of a pure white, fragrant. It is a profuse 

 bloomer, and produces a delightful effect. It deserves to be in every 

 greenhouse. 



RuELLiA viOLACEA. — The flowcrs are of a violet colour, produced 

 in long spikes. 



Trop^eolum tricolorum var. -Iarrattii. — Trained to a cylin- 

 drical wire frame about a foot in diameter and four feet high. The 

 plant covered the frame, and was most profusely in bloom, producing 

 a charming appearance. 



Impatiens platypetala, broad flat-petallcd Balsam. — This is a 

 very lovely flowering plant. Each flower is about the size of one of 

 the Achimenes grandiflora, quite flat, and a beautiful bright pink with 

 a dark eye. — [It has been long in bloom with us, and appears likely to 

 continue all the sunnner. — Conductor.] 



Epacris mini ATA. — This .species we figured in our Magazine a 

 year or two back. It is a very handsome plant, blooming most pro- 

 fusely. It is not so robust as E. grandiflora, a much neater slirub. 



