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blossoms. It was found by Dr. Ludwig Preiss, in New 

 Holland, in company with Drummond, who sent the seeds 

 to England. It is a most desirable greenhouse plant. {Flore 

 des Serres, October.) 



121. Chiri'ta Mooxii Gardn. Mr. Moon's Chirita. [Gcs- 



nerkcess.) Ceylon. 



A greenhouse or slove plant ; arowin? n foot hi?h ; with blue flowers ; appearing in summer : 

 grown in leaf-mould, peal and loam ; increased by cuttings. Flore des Serres, IS49, pi. 407. 



Very similar in general appearance to the gloxinias, having 

 large foliage, and exceedingly large flowers, larger than the 

 gloxinia, of the richest purple. It flourishes with precisely 

 the same treatment as the gloxinias, and like them displays 

 its noble flowers all summer. Increased freely by cuttings. 

 [Flore des SeiTes, November.) 



122. Barringto^nia specio^sa. L. Superb Barringtonia. 



{Barringtonkce^.) India. 



a greenhouse plant ; growing four feet high ; with yellowish flowers -, appearing in spring ; cul- 

 tivated in loam and leaf-mould ; incieased by cuttings. Flore des Serres, 1849, pi. 409. 



When in a flowering state, " it must be proclaimed, with- 

 out doubt, one of the most beautiful ornaments of the 

 earth." It forms a small shrub, with leaves more than a 

 foot long, and proportionably broad, thick and firm, with a 

 glossy deep green surface. The flowers form an immense 

 majestic terminal thyrse. The individual beauty of the 

 flowers consists in a prodigious number of stamens, which 

 are white at the base, and tipped with crimson, and disposed 

 in the form of a magnificent plume. They are also as fra- 

 grant as the Cereus grandiflorus. Altogether it is a superb 

 object. It is easily grown in a warm greenhouse, in a good 

 rich soil. {Flore des Serres, November.) 



123. Cu'PHEA PURPU^REA. PuRPLE-FlOWERED CuPHEA. 



{Lythraceoi.) Cxarden Hybrid. 



This is a very pretty hybrid, produced by M. Delache of 

 St. Omer, France, from seeds of C. miniata, impregnated 

 with C. viscosissima. The flowers are large, of a beautiful 

 rose, shaded with violet. The foliage neat and slightly pu- 



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