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large spreading umbels, upon long footstalks from the ends 
of the branches; they are upwards of an inch long, much 
swollen at the base, very sticky ; the segments heart-shaped 
and spreading, white, tinged with flesh colour at the base. 
EL. Lindleyana (see fig. 12, page 87).—Leaves arranged mostly 
in fours, linear oblong, mucronate, ciliate on the edges, deep 
green, with a central white stripe on the back of each leaf; 
whorls large and terminal, tubular, deep crimson passing into 
white ; the throat and limb vivid green. 
LE, Jubana.—A beautiful free-flowering plant, and of compact 
habit. Leaves in threes, flat on the upper side, keeled below, 
and dark green. Flowers produced upon very long, erect, red 
footstalks, in large umbels; they are much swollen at the base, 
with a contracted mouth and large spreading limb; the latter 
is white, whilst the tube is reddish purple. 
Fig. 14.—Erica ampullacea. 
£, droseroides.—An elegant species now but too seldom seen. 
It is a dwarf much-branched plant. Leaves alternate, linear 
obtuse, with recurved points, the edges densely furnished with 
glandular hairs. Flowers produced in large whorls upon the 
ends of the branches. These are reddish purple in colour, 
much swollen at the base with a contracted neck ; segments 
somewhat small, spreading, and deep red; whole flower 
glutinous. 
Lf. nitida.—A free-growing, densely branched plant of great 
beauty. Leaves in threes, short, linear obtuse, and deep green. 
Flowers somewhat ovate, terminal on all the small branches, 
in umbels of three to five, forming spikes 9 to 12 inches long; 
foorials calyx, and the whole of the flower beautiful snow 
white. 
£. Coventryana.—This is a compact, low-growing, and much- 
branched plant. Leaves in fours, linear obtuse, bright green. 
Flowers stemless, and set in large clusters among the foliage 
on the ends of the branches ; the tube is bright red, the spread- 
ing segments of the limb pure white. 
£. ampullacea (fig. 14).—Our figure represents the typical 
plant, which is very beautiful; the ground colour is white or 
pale flesh, striped throughout with deep rose, the contracted 
neck being deep purple. In addition to this form the Messrs. 
Rollisson & Sons, who have done so much towards the improve- 
ment of this class of plants, have produced and sent into com- 
merce three varieties—viz., ampullacea elegans, ampullacea 
obbata, and ampullacea rubra, all of which either in colour or 
size are great improvements and should be looked after by 
lovers of Ericas. 
E. metuleflora superba,—This improved form of the species 
is much easier to grow than the normal form thro ugh not 
being so liable to mildew. Leaves in fours, linear obtuse, 
slightly hairy on the edges. Flowers in terminal whorls, 
wholly deep reddish crimson, saving the circle round the 
throat, which is deep purple. 
LE. obbata expolita—tThis is a very grand variety, the resulé 
of much labour and care. It originated in the Tooting Nur- 
series, and has been put into commerce this spring for the 
first time. Leaves mostly in fours. Branches slender, bearing 
large terminal whorls of very large flowers, which are much 
swollen at the base and pure white. Limb large and spread- 
ing, and also pure white. These flowers retain their beauty 
and purity of colour a very long time, as they are entirely 
destitute of the gummy secretion which is so characteristic of 
the hardwooded Ericas, and which soon renders them dull, and 
in the neighbourhood of towns oftentimes very unsightly. 
E. Dennisoniana.—This is another of the Messrs. Rollisson 
and Sons’ gumless seedlings which cannot be too highly 
recommended. Leaves arranged in threes, linear obtuse, dark 
green on both surfaces. Flowers produced in terminal whorls 
and much swollen at the base, where they are tinged with 
carmine, the rest of the flower pure white ; limb large ana 
spreading. 
L. venosa.—Leaves arranged in fours, linear obtuse, slightly 
reflexed, dark green. Flowers much swollen throughout, 
colour rosy crimson; segments of limb white. 
LE. tricolor profusa.—A superb variety, and another of the 
Tooting seedlings. It is very compact in habit, and an abun- 
dant bloomer. Leaves arranged in fours, linear obtuse, mucro- 
nate, and densely fringed with long hairs at the edges; colour 
deep green. Flowers terminate the branches, produced in 
whorls of great size ; they are large and tubular, with a swollen. 
base, colour deep rich rosy carmine passing into white, the 
contracted neck being encircled with green, whilst the tips of 
the segments are white. 
LE. Fairricana.—A slender branching kind of great beauty.. 
Leaves arranged in fours, linear, mucronate, and fringed with 
short hairs at the edges, green above, with a central pale band 
on the under side. Flowers large, in terminal whorls of from. 
eight to twelve, much swollen at the base, where the colour is 
rosy carmine, passing upwards into pink, the contracted neck 
deep crimson ; limb reflexed, pinkish white. 
LE. insignis.—A hbold-growing kind and a profuse bioomer. 
Leaves arranged in fives, oblong obtuse, fringed with hairs on, 
the edges and pale green. Flowers in large terminal whorls, 
somewhat short, but stout; colour dark rosy carmine at the 
base, contracted throat, dark purple; segments of the limb. 
white. 
NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 
WE are informed that the principal feature of next Tuesday’s 
FLORAL MEETING at the Royal Horticultural Society will be 
a fine display of Tuberous Begonias in flower from Chiswick 
and some of the leading nurserymen. 
AT the present time there is nothing more beautiful 
in Battersea Park than YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. Plants of 
this free-flowering Yucca at “ Alpine Point” (which is this 
year more attractive than ever), also on the elevated ground 
near the artificial rocks, attract the attention of all visitors. 
The Swamp Lily of North America has recently been flowering 
grandly in a pot plunged in a swamp on the lawn: from this 
pot were twenty flowering stems bearing in the aggregate 
nearly two hundred flowers. It is the finest example of this 
beautiful Lily that has come under our notice. The Tree and 
other exotic Ferns and tropical plants, and the well-fillec 
carpet beds have now crowds of admirers, and the Park alto- 
gether, which will soon be at the zenith of its beauty, has 
never looked better, if so well, as during the present summer. 
“W.J.M., Clonmel,” writes to say he has just been 
shown a CONE OF THE ARAUCARIA or Chili Pine by Mr. Sheeley, 
head gardener to Miss Malcomson, Melview, near that town, 
which is perfectly globular and covered with prickly scales, 
and weighs about 3 tbs. It was produced by a tree estimated 
at forty years old, and never produced one before. When 
trees commence coning they usually continue producing seeds. 
Plants of the Araucaria have heen raised-from seed produced 
