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and of a bright dark green colour. It is a most abundant 

 bloomer, producing large dense terminal panicles of bright 

 yellow tubular flowers, which are set in broad crimson bracts, 

 rendering it a magnificent object when in bloom. It is a 

 native of Ecuador. 



S. nohilis vanegata. — This is exactly similar to the pre- 

 ceding, producing the same gorgeous panicles of flowers, but 

 excelling it in having most beautifully variegated foliage. The 

 mid-rib, and all the primary veins and margins of the leaf, 

 are of a bright yellow, the ground colour being bright green. 

 It is of vigorous habit, producing leaves from twelve to 

 eighteen inches in length, and is a fine plant for exhibition 

 or decorative purposes. Native of Ecuador. 



Sandeesonia. 



S. aurantiaca. — This elegant plant is said by some to 

 succeed well in the open air, but this we have never tried. We 

 have had it bloom admirably for several years in succession, 

 and have always treated it in the same manner as Gloi-iosa 

 and lAttonia, to which it is nearly allied, although the leaves 

 are not furnished with tendrils. The flowers are very freely 

 produced from the axils of the leaves ; they are pendent, 

 somewhat bell-shaped, -and of a deep rich orange colour. It 

 is certainly one of the most handsome plants in cultivation. 

 Native of Natal. For culture see Oloriosa. 



Sakmienta. 



S. repens. — A genus of Gesneracem, of easy culture, and 

 of climbing or creeping habit, and therefore admirably adapted 

 for growing in baskets, for the decoration of the warm con- 

 servatory, or for planting on rock-work, over which it will 



