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and spring months, and is a most glorious object for table 

 decoration. The soil we find best adapted for it is a good 

 light loam, with the addition of some well-decomposed manure 

 and leaf mould, and a portion of silver sand. The plants 

 should be kept growing as fast as possible until they attain a 

 considerable size, and then kept root-bound, which wiU induce 

 them to blossom more freely. After this, if the drainage is 

 kept in good order, a little fresh soil is all that is necessary 

 for a year or two, and then a batch of young plants should 

 be ready to succeed the older ones. It requires a liberal 

 supply of water and heat. Native of New Grenada, 



TOEENIA. 



T. Asiatica, — A beautiful plant belonging to the Scrophu- 

 lariacecB, and an old inhabitant of our hothouses. The 

 leaves are opposite, somewhat cordate, tapering to a point, 

 serrated at the edges, and of a bright lively green. The 

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

 tubular, with a four-Iobed spreading limb, deep porcelain 

 purple, the lobes being tipped with white on the inner side. 

 It is of trailing habit, and makes a lovely basket plant, 

 while, if potted in peat and leaf mould, with a little sand, it 

 will grow and flower in the greatest profusion all the summer. 

 Native of the East Indies. 



T. EaiUonii. — This is a very distinct species, having 

 orange-yellow flowers, throat and tube of a rich purplish 

 brown ; it will make a nice companion to T. Asiatica for 

 growing as a basket plant. It is of recent introduction. 

 Native of China. 



T, Fournierii.—k very pretty compact-growing species, 

 having porcelain blue flowers, spotted with purplish-brown, 

 having an orange-coloured eye. It is an annual, and should 

 be reproduced every year from seed. 



