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Among those which have already bloomed, Britannia and 

 Chauvierii may be mentioned as the most showy ; the latter 

 was one of the best we saw around London last autumn. 

 We must advise all lovers of plants to add some of the vari- 

 eties to their collections. If properly managed, they will 

 bloom till October, and they may be either turned into the 

 border or grown in pots. For bedding out, they are invalu- 

 able, forming the showiest objects of the garden. 



Petunias. — Some beautiful varieties of petunias have been 

 raised from seed around Boston. Mr. Q,uant, gardener to 

 Col. Perkins, has several that are very fine; Mr. Carter, of 

 the Botanic garden, two or three, and we have ourselves 

 several, all equalling those we saw and described last year, 

 (Vol. X, p. 377.) A large bed of the different sorts forms 

 one of the showiest groups, if planted out in circles, slight- 

 ly raised in the centre. By procuring the choicest seed some 

 superior flowers may be obtained, without the expense of 

 purchasing plants. 



Kcanthacece. 



APHELA'NDRA 



aurantiaca Lindl. Orange Aphelandra. A stove shrub ; gro%ving two feet high ; with orange- 

 colored flowers; appearing in winter; a native of South America(?); increased by cuttings. 

 Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 12. 



Syn: Heseraasandra aurantiaca. Hort. 



" The handsomest stove shrub that has been introduced for 

 a long time, vieing in beauty with Jxora coccinea, Hindsias, 

 and other front rank species ; colorers are quite unable to 

 give the soft and brilliant glow of the rich orange-colored 

 flowers, which may perhaps be compared with that of the 

 ripest side of a Brussels apricot, when covered with varnish." 

 The flowers are produced in terminal spikes. It was re- 

 ceived from Belgium, and is supposed to be from South 

 America. (^Bot. Reg.., March.) 



Ge/i^ianacesB. 



EUSTO'MA 



exaltdtum Orisch. Tall Eustoma. A greenhouse annual plant ; growing two feet high ; with 

 pale blue flowers ; appearing in July ; a native of Mexico ; increased by seeds. Bot. Reg. 1845, 1. 13. 

 Syn : Lisianthus glaucifdlius JacQ. Urananthus glaucifolius Benth. 



An interesting plant, producing numerous pale blue flow- 

 ers, deeper colored in the centre. It was introduced as a 

 new species of Lisianthus. but it proves to be an old plant, 

 described by Lamarcke as L. exaltatus. We saw it in flower 



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