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limb ; the lobes are round and full ; the colour is delicate soft 

 pink, whilst that of the throat is deep warm rose. As this 

 combination of colours is not found in any other kind it 

 renders it a valuable addition to our stove climbers, and also 

 to the number of subjects fit for the exhibition table. 



DrPTEEACANTHXTS. 



A genus of Acanthaceous plants, of easy culture, which, if 

 a little care is bestowed upon them, by pinching out the 

 points of the shoots to cause them to throw out lateral shoots 

 and make bushy plants, will form highly decorative objects 

 for winter flowering. There are several species of this 

 genus, but we only introduce one here, which should be in 

 every collection of winter-flowering plants. The soil best 

 suited for Dipteracanthus is a mixture composed of two parts 

 peat and one part rich loam, with a little sand added. The 

 whole of the genus strike readily from cuttings, and therefore 

 rough straggling ill-shaped plants should not be tolerated. 



D. Herhstii. — A free-growing species, with opposite oblong- 

 lanceolate leaves, dark green on the upper side, with a, 

 narrow stripe of white on each side the mid-rib, traversing 

 the whole length of the leaf ; on the lower side the colour is 

 reddish purple. The flowers arise from the axils of the 

 upper leaves in great profusion throughout the whole winter, 

 and are produced into a tube about four inches long, of a 

 rosy purple colour, the limb being pure white and erect. 

 Native of Brazil. 



Epiphyllum. 



A genus of beautiful plants of the order Cactacece, which 

 until within a few years had fallen into neglect, and had been 

 nearly forgotten. They are, however, amongst the mpst 



