74 GREEN-HOUSEREPOTTING. [MARCH. 



Colour pink, one of the original varieties, and frequent- 

 ly produces seeds ; grows freely. 



C. myrtifolia, known in some collections as involuta. 

 There are two varieties of it, major and minor ; the 

 former is certainly the best, and has a very handsome, 

 large, and .regular red flower ; the centre frequently is 

 pink and purple ; it is much the shape of Double white, 

 only the petals are more cupped. The flower is of 

 considerable duration. It is not properly named. The 

 foliage, though the smallest of the variety, is much 

 larger than that of any of our common myrtles, which 

 might make many mistake its character ; and another 

 prominent feature is, the leaves are much recurved and 

 shining. 



C. hexanguldris. The flower is six angled, very com- 

 pact, and dark red. It is an esteemed variety, and 

 there has unfortunately been another inferior, substi- 

 tuted for it, in some of our collections. The foliage is 

 similar in shape to anemoniflora, with the nerves more 

 sunk ; the flowers are of an ordinary size. 



C. atro-rubens, Loddiges' red, is a very fine variety ; 

 colour dark red outside, petals large inside, small and 

 irregular, forming a very distinct character ; foliage 

 stiff; grows freely and flowers well; and of long dura- 

 tion. We have seen a flower stand fresh on the plant 

 two months ; however, that cannot be a rule, as it de- 

 pends on the situation. 



C. anemonifldra, or Waratah (from the central petals, 

 having the appearance of the Waratah plant, Telopia 

 speciosissima.} This variety is very characteristic, both 

 in flower and foliage. The flower is dark crimson, 



