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olbong leaves, and bright orange flowers, and is one of the 

 best of the large-growing species. 



I. Javanica. — This is a plant of good habit. Its leaves are 

 ovate-oblong, tapering to a point, smooth, and light green ; 

 the flowers are produced in dense corymbs, and are of a 

 delicate orange colour. It is very desirable on account of its 

 distinctness. Native of the mountain woods in Java. 



I. Javanica floribunda. — This kind is a good robust grower, 

 and, as its name implies, a free bloomer. The trusses of 

 flower are large, dense, and bright reddish scarlet. It is a 

 most desirable variety for exhibition purposes. A garden 

 hybrid. 



I. Lohhii. — A very robust-growing species, the leaves of 

 which are large, and the flowers, which are borne in dense 

 trusses, are rich orange scarlet. It is a native of the Seribu 

 Mountains, Java. 



1. odorata. — This is a fine strong-growing plant, having 

 the leaves obtuse-lanceolate, smooth, dark green on the upper 

 side, reddish beneath. The flowers are very fragrant, and 

 creamy rose in colour. Native of Madagascar. 



I. picturata. — A very beautiful and distinct hybrid between 

 I. WilUamsii and /. coccinea, having leaves and growth after 

 the style of /. WilUamsii, and flowers intermediate between 

 the two, with the fine compact truss of I. coccinea, and the 

 size of flower of I. WilUamsii. This is a great acquisition, as 

 I. coccinea is always a bad grower, and becomes spotted on 

 the leaves when exposed to the least cold. A garden hybrid. 



1. Pilgrimii. — A hybrid produced from I. WilUamsii, 

 having the same fine constitution ; the trusses of flowers are 

 about seven inches in diameter, perfectly round ; the pips 

 are large in proportion, the colour a bright orange-scarlet, 

 shaded with crimson. This variety, like I. WilUamsii, does 

 not require so much heat, by 10° to 15°, as I. coccinea and 



