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and forms a most beautiful plant for exhibition, or, indeed, 

 for any purpose ; it blooms for several months, and should 

 be in aU and every collection of plants, however small the 

 collection may be. There is a fine form of this species much 

 superior to the type, which is called L. rosea superba. 

 Native of Chili. 



L. rosea alba. — This beautiful variety resembles the species 

 in every respect saving the colour of the flowers ; here the 

 large waxy bells are of a beautiful pure white, and form a 

 splendid contrast to the lovely soft rose colour seen in the 

 flowers of the species. It is a native of Chili. 



Leschenaultia. 



This is a beautiful genus of Gopdeniaceous plants, gene- 

 rally considered difficult to cultivate, which, to a certain 

 extent, is the case, and hence, because under injudicious 

 treatment they are apt to look unhealthy, and are liable to 

 suffer from damp, they have been cast aside by many ama- 

 teurs. This, however, may be easily overcome. We grow 

 our plants in a weU-ventilated house, and place them within 

 abeut three feet of the glass, and we are never or rarely 

 troubled with mouldy -looking tops. The soil best adapted 

 for these plants is good fibrous peat, with a liberal addition 

 of sharp sand ; they hke a rather larger shift than most 

 other plants, and consequently both drainage and watering 

 must be strictly attended to. The fine plants seen at 

 our exhibitions a few years back must be in the recollection 

 of all who visited the shows, and it is much to be regretted 

 that they should have been allowed to drop out of cul- 

 tivation, since amongst them may be found some of the 

 best plants we have, whether for public exhibition or home 

 decoration. This is especially true in the case of L. biloba. 



