42 STOVE PLANTS. 



JE. pulcher. — A liandsome creeping plant, with the leaves 

 ovate -lanceolate in shape, and deep green in colour ; the 

 bright scarlet flowers are produced both in terminal umbals 

 and from the axils. Native of Java. 



^'E. speciosus. — This fine species has rich orange coloured 

 flowers, which are freely produced in May, June, and July ; 

 it is of good free habit of growth, and like so many of this 

 family, a native of Java. 



JS. splendidus. — This is a fine kind, and easy of culti- 

 vation, and the flowers remain a long time in perfection. 

 The leaves are long, lanceolate, and of a light yellowish 

 green colour ; the flowers are produced in dense umbels, and 

 are large, bright orange scarlet in colour, spotted with black 

 on the margins. It is a garden hybrid. 



zE. tricolor. — This is a very handsome kind, with the 

 leaves cordate, dark green above, paler on the under side, 

 the edges and under surface slightly hairy, as are the stems ; 

 the flowers are produced mostly in pairs, and are a deep 

 blood red, the throat and base of the lobes bright orange, 

 the three upper lobes being striped with black ; it blooms at 

 the same time as ^E. cordifolius. Native of Borneo. 



Agalmyla. 



This genus belongs to the Cyrtandraceous section of the 

 Gesneracea. Its name signifies forest ornament, and for 

 growing in baskets and suspending from the roof it has few 

 superiors. Should be planted in fibrous peat and sphagnum 

 moss, and treated to a liberal supply of water. These 

 plants may be easily increased by cuttings of half-ripened 

 wood in gentle bottom heat. 



A. staminea. — A creeping plant with a stout stem, pro- 

 ducing oblong-lanceolate deep green leaves, about six inches 



