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the axiis of the leaves and branches. The fohage is large, 

 cordate, serrate and hairy ; the flowers are of a fine rose 

 color, delicately spotted in the throat, and about two thirds 

 the size of A. longiflora. The flowers are solitary at the 

 axils of the leaves, on long slender peduncles. Its cultiva- 

 tion is the same as that of the others; that is, it should be 

 potted in light compost, consisting of peat, loam and sand. 

 The roots should be potted as soon as they commence grow- 

 ing in the spring ; shift as the plants require it, and water 

 freely at the roots in summer, but very little over head. 



The introduction of this species was rather singular, and 

 shows the importance of carefully examining the earth, 

 moss, &c., in which the plants are often packed for export- 

 ation. The Achimenes was hidden among a mass of Or- 

 chidaceous plants, imported from Guatemala, and sold at 

 auction a few months ago. Mr. Henderson, who purchased 

 them, accidentally detected it ; and thus a plant, which 

 must have been often sent home with fruitless care on for- 

 mer occasions, was received without any attention what- 

 ever. {^Bot. Reg.^ Nov.) 



tnultifiora Hooker. Many-flowered Achimenes. A green house plant; growing a foot 

 high; witli lilac flowers appearing in summer; a native of Brazil; increased by offsets- 

 grown in sandy loam and heath soil. Pax. Mag. Bot. Vol. X. p. 223. 



The present makes the sixth species which has been in- 

 troduced within two or three years, viz., A. longiflora, gran- 

 diflora, ?-6sea, pedunculata, hirsuta and multiflora : add 

 to these the old coccinea, and we now have seven species. 



In general appearance, this comes near to longiflora, both 

 in size, shape and color of the flowers. The foliage is 

 shortly petiolate, ovate, and rather coarsely serrate; the 

 peduncles, as in the others, axillary and solitary. The 

 flowers are nearly two inches broad, of bluish tint, with a 

 dash of pink, which gives them a lilac shade ; and the 

 edge of the corolla is strongly and prettily fringed. This 

 and the profusion in which they are produced, renders the 

 multiflora a distinct and desirable plant, equally admired 

 with the longiflora. It requires nearly the same treatment 

 as the other species, but is rather more impatient of mois- 

 ture ; the pots, therefore, should be well drained, and not 

 too large for the plants. Its native place, according to Dr. 

 Hooker, is "on dry banks in woods, in the province of 

 Goyaz, Brazil." {Pax. Mag. Bot., Nov.) 



Hybridization has already commenced between the dif- 



