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yellow flowers, with the centre petals tipped with deep crim- 

 son, and very showy from the contrast of colors. The habit is 

 more robust than the L. formosa, and the flowers are pro- 

 duced in the same profusion as in that species. It is a native 

 of Swan River, and requires the same treatment as formosa. 

 {Flore des Scrres, (^'c, April.) 



25. Ixo^RA sALiciFO LiA De Cand. Willow-leaved Ixora. 



{Cincho)iaceai.^ 



A stove plant ; growin? two feet hi;h ; with bright rose-colored (lowers ; appearing in spring \ 

 a native of Java ; increased by cuttings ; cultivated in peat, loam, and sand. Flore des Serres, 

 pi. 217. 1847. 



This is one of the prettiest of this family, which, we regret 

 to say, is very little known in our collections, though the old 

 I. coccinea has been introduced many years. I. salicifolia has 

 very long and narrow leaves, and the flowers, which at first 

 are of a bright nankeen, change, as they open, to a rose ver- 

 milion. The corymbs are ample, and, by the variety of tints, 

 form a showy object. Introduced into the collection of Van 

 Houtte from Java, where it first flowered in March last. It 

 requires the same treatment as the I. coccinea. {Flore des 

 Ser?-es, April.) 



26. Gloxi'nia teuchleri (hybrid) Hort. Teuchler's Gloxinia. 



{Gesner dcecs.) 



a greenhouse plant ; growing a foot lii^li ; wiili bUie and scarlet flowers ; appearing all sum- 

 mer ; a hybrid ; increased by cuttings ; cultivated in peat, leaf mould, and loam. Flore des Ser- 

 res, pi. 2iO. 1617. 



This is one of the most magnificent hybrids which has been 

 produced, having the ground color of the old G. rubra, and 

 distinctly marked with large bands or stripes of deep blue, of 

 the color of G. caulescens. It is said to have been obtained 

 from seed by M. Teuchler, of Bohemia, between the G. 

 caulescens and rubra, the flowers being the size of the former. 

 Recently, many amateurs have visited the garden of Van 

 Houtte to see it in flower, doubting the remarkable coloring 

 which has been given in the plate. We hope soon to ss^, it 

 in our collections. {Flore des iSerres, April.) 



27. L'lLiu:,! callo^sum Zucc. Hard-bracted Lily, {hili- 



dcecB.) 



A greenhouse bulb ; growing two feet high -, wilh scarlet flowirs : appearing in summer ; a na- 

 tive of Japan ; increased by ortsets ; culiivateU in peat, leiif mould, and loam. Flore des Serres, 

 pi. 23U. 1S47. 



A very delicate species of lily, with linear, grass-like leaves, 



