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S. BrasdccFjolia. — A pretty species, for summer and autumn 

 flowering ; leaves hairy, subpinnate, large, deep green ; 

 flower stem nearly two feet high, broadly winged, and bearing 

 a large corymbose head of flowers, which are white, with a 

 large deep blue calyx. Native of Gomora, Canaries. 



S. Butcherii. — This variety is very brilliant in the colour- 

 ing of its flowers, which are a deep purple blue ; the habit is 

 dwarf and robust ; continues flowering during the summer and 

 autumn months. 



/i\ Gilbertii. — This is the best variety for exhibition pur- 

 poses, and although it has been known for some years, is 

 still very scarce. It is very brilliant in colour, and continues 

 flowering a long time during the summer and autumn months. 



S. Halfurdii. — This is one of the finest varieties for 

 exhibition and general purposes, having large entire cordate 

 leaves, and immense large branching flower spikes, the corolla 

 white, with a blue calyx. A garden hybrid. 



S. profusa. — This handsome plant is a hybrid between 

 S. puberula and 6'. Halfordii. The leaves are somewhat 

 oblong-obovate, slightly sinuate, and a little rough ; scape 

 narrowly winged, about two feet high, and corymhosely 

 branched. The plant is less robust in growth than 8. Hal- 

 fordii, and is an invaluable plant for winter blooming, the 

 dense heads of flowers — which are, like most of its class, 

 purple in the calyx, and white in the corolla — being continu- 

 ally thrown up from the axils of the leaves, so that it is 

 almost a perpetual flowerer. 



Tacsonia. 



A genus of Passifloracem, closely resembling Passion 

 Flowers. As greenhouse climbers the species given below 

 are unequalled. Pot in a compost of peat and loam in 



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