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arranged under this genus. At present the most ad- 

 mired is R. arbbreum, with varieties. R. arboreum has 

 deep scarlet flowers, with dark spots and flakes cam- 

 panulated, and in large clusters; leaves lanceolate, 

 acute, rough, and silvery beneath. R. arboreum album 

 is very rare. R. arboreum superbum, flowers same 

 shape as arbdreum, colour bright scarlet ; foliage one 

 third larger, but not silvery beneath ; grows freely, and 

 generally thought the finest variety. R. arborea alte- 

 Cldrance is also very superb. There are several other 

 varieties of minor note. A Green-house without some of 

 the scarlet varieties of that plant, is deficient of a flower 

 whose beauty and grandeur are beyond the highest 

 imagination. It is a native of Nepaul in India, and 

 when found by Dr. Wallach awakened the ambition of 

 every cultivator and connoisseur in Europe. There are 

 several other species brought from that country lately, 

 but none of them has yet flowered. They are highly 

 valued from the productions of the above; the species 

 are R. campanuldtum, R* anthopogon, and R. cinnamo- 

 meum. This is named from the colour of the leaves, 

 which are very peculiar and very handsome ; the 

 flowers are said to be rose-coloured. These three last 

 cannot be purchased under an immense price; the 

 others have been rarely seen in our collections, but an- 

 other year or two will make them more plentiful. Their 

 beauty of flower is beyond description. The pots 

 should be well drained, and if they are large, put several 

 pieces of sandy stones or potshreds around the side, for 

 the fine fibres delight to twine about such, being moun- 

 tainous plants. 



