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hairs. Flowers 2 inches long and 1 inch wide, rosy-red. In some 

 parts of the Continent this plant is one of the commonest of window 

 ornaments, and it is so well grown that the whole window space is 

 sometimes completely screened by the numerous long, tail-like stems 

 (Fig. 11), 4 to 6 feet long, hanging from a basket. It is sometimes 

 grown by cottagers in England. The plant, even when not in 



Fig. 11. ereus fiagelliformis. 



flower, has the charm of novelty in its stems, and as it is easily 

 cultivated in a sunny window, it is just the plant to grow for the 

 double purpose of a screen and a curiosity. If planted in baskets, 

 it should be potted in a porous loamy soil, and kept moist in the 

 summer and perfectly dry in winter. Peru. Introduced IGt.O. 



C. Mallisoni. 



Supposed to be a hybrid, Mr. Mallison having sent it to Dr. 

 Lindley to be named, and stated that he obtained it by crossing 

 C. speciofiissimus with C. flagdliformis. Whatever its origin, it is a 



