No, 876. 
EPACRIS PURPURASCENS rubra. 
Class. Order. 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is a very pleasing variety of the 
Epacris purpurascens, which has been intro- 
duced a few years since. In its general 
growth it is more robust than the original 
kind, and the flowers are much more 
coloured. 
It is a native of New South Wales, and 
must be preserved in the greenhouse, with 
a plentiful allowance of air at all seasons : 
it may be increased by cuttings, and should 
be potted in sandy peat earth. 
