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this country, for the first time, in 1849, by Mrs. Lawrence, 

 of Ealing, Middlesex. Though that fine example of Amhersiia 

 has now become a thing of the past, the plant is still to be 

 seen in great beauty at Chatsworth, the seat of the Duke of 

 Devonshire. Though exceedingly magnificent, having been 

 called the glory of the Indian Flora, yet, on account of its 

 size and the great heat it requires, the Ainherstia cannot 

 become general in cultivation, and its great beauty only has 

 induced us to insert it here. The soil best adapted for 

 Ainherstia is good light fibrous loam, with a Kberal addition 

 of sand. After potting, the plants should be placed in a 

 bottom heat of about 80°, and the temperature of the house 

 should range from 85° to 90° ; or, indeed, if the thermometer 

 rises to 100°, the plants will like it all the better, provided 

 the atmosphere is kept moist by frequent syringings, and 

 well shaded, for it cannot stand exposure to the direct rays 

 of the sun, especially whUe the leaves are in a young state. 

 When the wood begins to ripen less shade is necessary, and 

 the supply of water must be reduced ; but it will not exist in 

 a dry atmosphere, and, consequently, it must not be dried 

 ofi' to rest, under the suppositicn that it will be the means of 

 causing it to put forth its gorgeous blooms. 



A. nohilis. — This is the only species of the genus yet dis- 

 covered. It is a large tree with pinnate leaves, and bearing 

 long pendulous racemes of fine vermilion-coloured flowers, 

 spotted with yellow ; when in flower it is not surpassed by 

 any plant known — indeed, so lovely is it considered by the 

 Burmese, that handfuls of flowers are presented as offerings 

 to Buddha. 



Ancylogyne. 



In this genus we have a representative of the large 

 group Acanthacea, which contains an immense number of 



