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r. palmata. — A species which has long been cultivated 

 in our gardens, and one which forms a splendid object when 

 trained upon the rafter of a greenhouse or conservatory ; 

 leaves palmate, five-lobed, with slightly serrated margins ; 

 flowers blue shaded with purple, corona variegated with 

 purple, blue, and white. Native of Brazil. 



P. sanguinea. — A superb- plant, which thrives admirably 

 in the conservatory ; leaves heart-shaped and light green ; 

 flowers tubular, with a contracted mouth, rich crimson, lake, 

 and white ; corona violet tipped with white. It is very 

 distinct from any other species of this genus at present in 

 cultivation, and exceedingly beautiful. Native of Columbia. 



Philageeia. 



This is an entirely new genus, intermediate between 

 Lapageria and Philesia ; the habit resembles somewhat 

 Philesia buxifoUa, but is a little freer ; it will succeed well 

 in a compost of turfy loam and peat with sand added. 



P. Veitchii. — This, the only species at present described, 

 has attenuate lanceolate leaves about one and a-quarter 

 inches long, by half an inch broad, of a dark shining green 

 colour ; flowers solitary, pendulous, rose colour, about two 

 inches long. A very desirable plant. Garden hybrid. 



Philesia. 



This is a genus containing only one species, which is very 

 handsome ; it is of slow growth, and tery much resembles a 

 miniature Lapageria, only that the plant difi'ers in not being 

 a climber ; it will grow freely in turfy peat and loam with the 

 addition of a little sand. 



P. buxifolia.- — An evergreen greenhouse shrub, with small 

 lanceolate coriaceous leaves ; flowers drooping, rose colour, 



