120 STOVE PLANTS. 



of silver sand. If a succession of bloom is required, some of 

 the tuberous roots should be potted in January, and suc- 

 cessional batches in February and March, and these will 

 yield a good supply of flowers. They should be placed 

 in the stove, and watered liberally but carefully. Some 

 growers recommend syringing, but we prefer keeping a very 

 moist atmosphere for them in preference. When the flowers 

 are past, and the growth is nearly finished, they may be 

 stood in the open air to ripen well before autumn, but must 

 be protected from heavy rains ; and when they are quite 

 ripened they must be stored in their pots, in some moderately 

 cool dry place, until again wanted for potting. 



Select erect-flowered varieties. 



G. Admiration. — Throat deep violet, mouth rich purple 

 shaded with crimson, lobes lavender purple. 



G. A. Haut. — Sky-blue, striped with white, and prettily 

 spotted. 



G. Aida. — A very delicate rose, veined and striped with 

 bluish purple. 



G. amoena. — .Flowers semi-erect, throat pure white, mouth 

 deep lavender blue, lobes same colour. 



G. Astrea. — Eosy crimson throat, margined with white. 



G. Avalanche. — Flowers pure white, three and a half inches 

 across, of great substance ; the best white yet produced. 



G. Bouh de Feu. — Very large flowers of the most intense 

 crimson. 



G. Boule de Neige. — A most beautiful pure white, and very 

 free-flowering. 



G. Cecile d'Elkin^en. — Bright crimson, margined with rose. 



G. Col. Jeaks. — Flower of great substance and fine form, 

 throat white, spotted with crimson and shaded with violet, 

 limb deep crimson. 



