THE GENESEE FARMER, 



branches, and the flowers are produced from their axils, one from each leaf. Flowers 

 about one and a half inches long-, with a graceful drooping habit. Cah^x brioht rose ; 

 points of sepals green ; corolla scarlet ; stamens prominent, bearing beautiful white 

 anthers : making in. all a fine assemblage of colors and contrasts. This looks like a 

 plant that will stand the sun well ; and if so, it will be a first rate bedding plant. For 

 this purpose plants of one season's growth should be used, in order to ensure a good 

 autumn bloom. The engraving on preceding page represents this flower of natural size. 

 There is also a Serratifolla alba and rubra, but we have not bloomed either yet. Ser- 

 rat'i folia multi flora is more dwarf and a more profuse bloomer than its type. 



Globosa major. — An old favorite, and still holding its place well among all the new 

 and fine sorts. It is of low, bushy habit, and blooms in immense profusion, like the old 



Globosa, when even three or four inches high ; 

 and it blooms all summer. The flowers are 

 almost globular, and before they open, hang like 

 elegant crimson beads on the branches. The 

 calyx is crimson and the corolla purple. It suc- 

 ceeds well in the garden in the summer, and is 

 on the whole so fine a plant as yet to be indis- 

 pensable. 



Alhoni. — This is a hybrid from Globosa. 

 Flower short. Calyx pale rose, well reflexed. 

 Corolla blush, edged with de;^p rose. Very 

 pretty, and a inost profuse bloomer. 



Tom Thumb. — Another from Globosa. — 

 Blooms when only two or three inches high. 

 Flowers small, globular. Calyx cherry red. 

 Corolla purple. 



SjJectabilis. — This is a species, found in th;' 

 Andes by Mr. Lobb, (Veitch's collector,) and in- 

 troduced into England in 1848. It is described 

 as the " Queen of Fuchsias." The plant, like 

 Fulgens and Corrjmbiflora, attains a large size ; 

 has large, rich, deep green foliage, and long, ele- 

 gant, deep red flowers. 



President Porcher. — Raised in 1850, by 

 MiELLiEz, and nomed after Porciier, of Orleans, 

 who is one of the best Fuchsia growers in France. 

 A superb variety ; large foliage, and very large, 

 finely shaped, purplish crimson flowers. Por- 

 ciier says it knows no rival. 

 Venusta is a sjyecies also, or a sub-species, of which a good deal was said ; but it turns 

 out to be similar and inferior to Serratifolla. 



Syringaeflora is another specits, grown by M. Van IIoutte, of Ghent, from seeds sent 

 him from Guatimala. In the space of one year it grew to five feet in height, well 

 branched, and produced immense clusters of flowers after the style of a Lilac; hence its 

 name. The beautiful engraving in the " Flore des Serres" is really tempting, but the 

 reports of cultivators are not very favorable. 



We must add, before leaving this part of the subject, that we might name a dozen 

 more fine sorts ; but our list is already long, and we have given such as we knoio to be 

 really distinct and desirable. We intended to give some hints on the propagation and 

 culture of the Fuchsia, but we have already extended this article beyond the allotted 

 bounds, and must defer the remainder till next month. 



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