370 Floricultural and Botanical Notices. 



bescent. It is a fine companion for the C. platycentra, and 

 worthy of a place in every collection. {Flore des Serres, 

 November. ) 



126. Thunbe'rgia ala^ta var. Do'ddsii. Mr. Dodd's Thun- 



BERGiA. [AcanthacecE.) Garden variety. 



A very singular and novel variety of the well known 

 thunbergia, with deep orange-colored flowers and a dark 

 centre. The peculiarity of the variety is in its leaves, 

 which are large, and distinctly bordered with white, present- 

 ing a striking contrast with its yellow blooms. Probably it 

 can only be perpetuated by cuttings. {Flore des Serres, 

 November.) 



127. Fu^cHsiA arbore'scens var. syring^flo^ra. Lilac 

 FLOAVERED FucHsiA. {(Enotfieraceoi.^ Guatemala. 



A greenhouse plant ; srowiiig five feet high ; with rose-colored flowers; appearing in winter ; 

 cullivateii in light rich soil : increased by cuttings. Flore des Serres, 1841), pi. 416. 



A very remarkable fuchsia, raised from seeds received 

 from Guatemala, by M. Van Houtte, in the year 1848. It 

 attains the height of five or six feet ; branched from the 

 base to the top, and is covered with its numerous panicles 

 of flowers. The flowers, before they open, have so much 

 the appearance of several sorts of lilacs that the name has 

 been applied to it by the amateurs who saw it in bloom in 

 Van Houtfe's establishment, and he has retained the name. 

 The foliage is large like the F. fulgens, and the flowers 

 appear in immense terminal panicles, quite unlike any other 

 species. The habit of the plant, its fine broad leaves and 

 numerous blossoms, render it a most beautiful and desirable 

 plant. 



The treatment of the plants is somewhat different from 

 the other species. They should be turned out into rich 

 garden soil, where they will make a vigorous growth. On 

 the approach of frost they should be taken up, repotted, and 

 be placed in a warm greenhouse, where they will display 

 their flowers all winter. {Flore des SeiTes, December.) 



