132 STOVE PLANTS. 



H. imperialis. — A very strong-growing kind, and remark- 

 ably handsome. The leaves are from six to nine inches long, 

 slightly tomentose, and light green. The flowers are very 

 large, waxy, as in the other species, and of a reddish brown 

 colour. Native of Borneo. 



H. glohulosa. — A pretty and distinct species, bearing large 

 trusses of flowers which are of a bright straw colour ; the 

 coronal processes are white, and the interspaces of a shining 

 brownish pink, which forms a very pleasing contrast. Dis- 

 covered by Sir J. Hooker in India in 1849. 



H. ovalifoUa. — A very handsome species, the leaves of which 

 are fleshy, narrowly oval, and about six inches long, rolled 

 back at the edges, and of a dark green colour. The flowers 

 are produced in large umbels, and are bright yellow, marked in 

 the centre with red. It is a beautiful kind for training upon a 

 pillar or rafter in the stove. It blooms in June, and continues 

 a long time in full beauty. Native of the East Indies. 



H. 'pallida. — This species has fleshy, ovate, dark green 

 leaves, and the flowers, produced from the axils of the leaves 

 in moderate-sized umbels, are very fragrant, and of a pale 

 yellow or straw colour, with a pink centre. It blooms in 

 June and July. Native of Burmah. 



H. Paxtoni. — This beautiful plant somewhat resembles 

 H. bella in habit and appearance, but differs in having less 

 fleshy leaves, which are more acuminate, and of a lighter 

 green colour ; the stems are also more slender. The flowers 

 are very freely produced, pure white, with a pink centre 

 approaching to red. A very pretty plant, which may be 

 used as recommended for H. bella. 



H. purpureo-fitsca. — This pretty species is very rarely to 

 be met with. The leaves are ovate, slightly acuminate, 

 fleshy, and dark green. The flowers are produced in large 

 close umbels, purplish brown. It is a native of Java. 



