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STOVE PLANTS. 



water must also be given to the roots during the wintering or 

 resting season. The whole of the introduced species and 

 garden varieties are well worthy of general cultivation, but 

 those here enumerated are considered the most desirable. 

 They may be readily increased by cuttings inserted in sand 

 and plunged in strong bottom heat. 



/. alba. — A close-growing kind, the leaves of which are 

 ovate-lanceolate, and deep green, producing large dense 

 corymbs of white flowers. Native of the East Indies. 



I. amahilis. — A variety somewhat in the way of I. Javani- 

 cum, but still very distinct and beautiful. It is a robust and 

 vigorous grower, producing in abundance large compact ter- 

 minal corymbs of deep salmon-coloured flowers, which are 

 shaded with orange. A garden hybrid. 



I. Amboynensis. — The leaves of this plant are large, some- 

 what ovate in shape, tapering to a point, smooth and wavy in 

 outline, and light green. The trusses of flower are dense, 

 the flowers themselves dark orange colour, richly shaded. 

 It is of good habit, and a most profuse bloomer. Native of 

 Amboyna. 



I. Bandhuca. — The leaves of this species are stem-clasping, 

 oblong-cordate, and dark green; the flowers are deep rich 

 scarlet, and produced in abundance. It grows from two to 

 five feet in height. Native of the East Indies. 



1. coccinea — This fine old plant is a native of Java, and 

 ranks as one of the finest of the genus, producing immense 

 trusses of bright red blooms, which contrast beautifully with 

 the brilliant green of the leaves. It blooms also very freely 

 in a young state, and is very useful for table or stove 

 decoration. It is, moreover, an indispensable plant for public 

 exhibition purposes. 



I. coccinea superba. — This is an improvement on /. coccinea, 

 being more vigorous in growth, and having broader leaves. 



