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tinues to flower through the whole winter and spring, and 

 can be grown into very handsome little plants for the decora- 

 tion of the dinner table. The leaves are succulent, round- 

 ovate, slightly serrate on the edges, of a shining bright 

 green ; the flowers are pure white, and produced in great 

 abundance. Native of Brazil. 



B. Socotrana. — This is a very distinct species introduced 

 by Dr. Balfour from Socotra. Leaves orbicular peltate, bright 

 green ; flowers about one inch in diameter, bright rosy pink, 

 disposed in lax cymes. This will make a very pretty pot 

 plant, and should prove useful for hybridising. 



B. stigmosa. — A. distinct and pretty old species, of dwarf 

 habit, with light green spotted leaves, and large clusters 

 of beautiful white and pink flowers, which are produced 

 through the winter months. Native of Central America. 



B. ulmifolia. — A very free-growing species, with branch- 

 ing stems and dark green ovate leaves, producing, through- 

 out the winter, an abundance of trusses of rosy pink flowers. 

 Native of South America. 



B. urophjlla. — A stemless species, producing large fleshy, 

 glaucous, ovate-acute lobed leaves, and dichotomous branched 

 panicles of great size, bearing large pure white flowers ; 

 it blooms during the whole winter. Its origin is not known. 



B. Verschaffeltii. — A very handsome free-flowering garden 

 hybrid. The leaves are of a rich dark green, unec[ually lobed, 

 hairy on the under side and at the edges ; flowers bright pink, 

 and produced in large panicles. 



B. vitifolia.- — An erect-growing species, with bright green, 

 ,obUque, viae-like leaves, and an abundance of white flowers, 

 tinged with pink. Native of Brazil. 



B. Wageneriana. — This is a. very free-flowering species, 

 growing about two feet or more high. The leaves are 

 cordate-ovate, subpeltate, and slightly lobed, and, together 



