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other older kinds. It is named after the raiser, E. Pilgrim, 

 Esq., Fern Lawn, Pittville, Cheltenham, a successful cultivator 

 of this class of plants. This plant will be found one of the 

 finest for decorative and exhibition purposes. 



I. Prince of Orange. — In this plant we have a very distinct 

 and attractive colour, as well as a dwarf-growing and 

 abundant-flowering habit, qualities which cannot fail to bring 

 it into general favour. Its flowers are produced in dense 

 terminal corymbs, the colour being rich orange red, tinged 

 with violet towards the centre. It blooms profusely when 

 only a few inches high. Of garden origin. 



I. princeps. — A very handsome variety, which will pro- 

 bably become of great value as an exhibition plant. The 

 leaves are oblong-acuminate, deep green, with wavy margins. 

 The flowers are produced in dense corymbs, and are of a deep 

 reddish orange colour. It is of good habit, and an abundant 

 bloomer. Native of Java. 



I. salicifolia. — This species is one of the very finest of this 

 grand genus. The leaves are on short footstalks, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute at the base, and tapering to a point, from 

 eight to ten inches in length, and about two to three in 

 breadth, smooth, and of a Hght green colour. The flowers 

 are borne in dense terminal trusses, and are of a clear orange 

 scarlet. It is a most distinct and desirable plant. Native of 

 Java. 



I. undulata. — In this species the leaves are large, lan- 

 ceolate, tapering to a point, smooth, undulated ; and the 

 flowers are white, produced in large trusses. Native of 

 Bengal. 



I. WilUamsii. — This is a superb garden hybrid. It is of 

 free growth, with large bold dark green leaves. It flowers 

 most abundantly even in quite a young state ; the trusses, as 

 well as the individual flowers, are very large ; the tubes are 



