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from above the middle, beautifully spotted with reddish 

 brown ; it is also a stronger plant, and the spike of bloom is 

 more compact. The flowers are borne upon long foot-stalks, 

 and are pendulous, the coroDine lobes rounded, and rich 

 crimson at the extremity, the remaining portion being orange 

 yellow, tinged with green ; the outer or sepaline division are 

 red at the base, and tipped with green. It blooms during 

 the early spring. Cape of Good Hope. 



L. tricolor. — Leaves in pairs, oblong-lanceolate, spreading, 

 dark green, spotted with dull purple ; flower spike erect ; the 

 flowers when young are orange, green, and yellow, but with 

 age they lose the brightest colour ; it flowers during the 

 spring months. Cape of Good Hope. 



Lapageeia. 



This genus comprises only one species, as far as we are 

 aware, but it and its varieties are perfect gems ; it belongs to 

 the natural order Smilacem, and requires to be potted in 

 rough turfy peat and loam, with an abundance of drainage. 

 It will form a splendid object trained either upon a balloon 

 or parasol-shaped trellis, or upon a rafter or wall. It 

 delights in a cool temperature, and we have seen it in great 

 splendour upon the roof of a temperate fernery with a 

 northern aspect. The soil should be rough and open, com- 

 posed of turfy loam, peat, and lumps of sandstone ; the 

 drainage must also be kept in thorough working order, as 

 they cannot suffer stagnant water about their roots with 

 impunity. They are readily increased from seeds, and also, 

 though less rapidly, by layers and cuttings. 



L. rosea. — A fine evergreen twining plant, producing 

 cordate bright shining green leaves, and large, pendulous, 

 rich rosy crimson, beU-shaped flowers in great abundance. 



