CULTURE OF THE GLOXINIA. 39 



NOVELTIES. 



Gloxinia Donna Colonna — centre of tube pure white, with circle of 

 dense violet rose surrounding the mouth, the color extending half way up 

 the pure white sepals. 



G. Eloisa — centre of tube deep violet crimson, with white sepals and 

 tube, new in color. 



G. Tarragona — centre of tube rich crimson, except at the base, which 

 is white, spotted with crimson; lips pure white; flowers large and fine. 



G. Sir Hugo — (not erect flowering) — deep violet purple, with a slight 

 marking of white through the lower petals; said to be the finest of this 

 color in cultivation. 



G. Beatrice d'Este — (not erect flowering) — fine, large open-mouthed 

 flower, generally producing six petals ; color white, with a dense blotch of 

 violet puce covering the three lower petals ; free bloomer. 



G. FULGENs — rose colored tube, with purplish crimson throat ; fine. 



G. Princess Royal — white, with mottled blue throat. 



G. Lady K. Hamilton — tube and throat glowing crimson; lobes shading 

 off to rose ; a magnificent variety. 



G. Lady C. Molyneaux — bright crimson tube and throat; edge of the 

 lobes margined with pure white. 



C. MiNiE — (not erect flowering) — the tube and upper lobes white; the 

 throat and front 1 ibes deep violet blue, with a white margin; a large and 

 finely formed flower. 



G. Carlo Maratti — (not erect flowering) — pale colored tube, with 

 violet-blue lips, pure white throat; fine substance and good form; the 

 leaves distinctly veined with white, rendering it a very picturesque plant 

 when not in bloom. 



G. Claude Lorraine — (drooping) — pure white, with bright scarlet blotch 

 or band round the margin of the throat. 



G. Comptesse d'Oulbremont — rose and white; new and beautiful 

 variety. 



G. GuiDo Reni — tube and outer lobes white, with crimson centre; fine. 



Before leaving the subject, a few words on the manngement of plants 

 from seed may be interesting to beginners. Seeds may be sown almost 

 any time where the proper heat is at command, but the spring is un- 

 doubtedly the safest season. The plants will be sufficiently strong by the 

 beginning of winter to prevent any danger of their damping off. The seed 

 should be sown on a very light rich soil, and being very minute can 

 hardly be too lightly covered. After a sprinkling tlirough a fine rose they 

 may be placed in a hotbed, if at hand, or in a warm corner of the green- 

 house. They will appear in ten days or more, according to heat and other 

 circumstances. Shade them from the sun, and keep the soil moist by syring- 

 ing or otherwise. As soon as the leaves are large enough to handle, thin 

 and prick them out into other pots or p^ns, carefully nursing them for a few 

 days afterwards, to prevent any check to their growth. By the end of July 

 or August they ought to be sufficiently advanced to need another shift, when 

 they may be potted separately, using a richer and rather coarser compost, 



