APPENDIX. 



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FLOWERING STOVE PLANTS- 

 great heat and moisture, with plenty of 

 space ; evei green tree of unsurpassed 

 magnificence. 



Amorphophallus 



CAMPANULATUS, fi. brown, red, and 

 black; herbaceous perennial. 



Aphelandra 



aurantiaca, fl. orange-sc. in ter- 

 minal spikes in winter, cristata, fl. 

 orange-sc. Evergreen shrubs. 



Arissma 



FlMBRtATA, brownish-purple spathe 

 and slender spadix covered tine purplish 

 threads; tubtrous-rooled perennial. 



Begonia 



acerifolia, 1. lobed liked an Acer 

 semi-transparent, pale green veins ; 

 interspaces dark bronzy-green, a silvery 

 blotch; fl. light rose-pink, 2in. in 

 diameter. Arthur Malet, hand- 

 some bronzy 1. ; rose-pink fl. CAR- 

 MINATA, fl. bright car. pink ; very 

 decorative. Madame Leonnet, young 

 1. rose-cr., changing to silvery- white ; 

 fl. pale flesh colour. Monsieur 

 Hardy, handsome pink, green, and, 

 bronzy 1. ; light rose fl. Myra, male 

 fl. bright rose-car., 2jin. to 3in. in 

 diameter, opening in succession; 

 female fl. a little smaller, and slightly 

 lighter shade; winter fl. Naomi 

 Mallet, handsome bronzy.].; pale 

 flesh-coloured fl. Winter Cheer, 

 dwarf, compact and free ; fl. rose-car., 

 semi-double, 3m. across, useful for 

 cutting and lasting a long time in 

 perfection; an autumn and winter fl. 

 hybrid. 



Cienkowskia 



KiRKU, fl. pale rose-purple ; sweet- 

 scented ; herbaceous perennial. 



Columnea 



Kalbreyeriana, fl. yel., of striking 

 and ornamental appearance ; ever- 

 green. 



Crossandra 



undul^eolia, fl. reddish-orange ; 

 erect habit ; evergreen shrub. 



Curcuma 



cordata, reddish-yel. ; herbaceous 

 perennial. Roscceana, sc., orange 

 bracts. 



-contd. 

 Cyrtanthus 



sanguineus, fl. orange red and yel., 

 red streaks ; bulb. 



Cyrtoceras 



REFLEXUM, fl. whitish, wax-like; 

 shrub. 



Dalechampia 



Roezliana ALBA, an evergreen 

 shrub with pretty white bracts. R. 

 ROSEA, rose-coloured bracts. 



Exacum 



affine, fl. bluish - lilac, sweet- 

 scented ; a neat-growing and free- 

 flowering perennial. macranthum, 

 fl. 2in. across, rich purple, large bright 

 yel. stamens ; annual ; sow seeds in 

 April. ZeylanicUm, fl. violet, in 

 panicles ; a beautiful annual. 



Globba 



ATROSANg-uinea, fl. yel., sc. bracts, 

 in terminal racemes ; herbaceous 

 perennial. 



Gloxinera 



Brilliant. This is a bigeneric 

 hybrid raised from seed obtained by 

 fertilising a Gesnera with Gloxinia 

 pollen. It produces good-sized brilliant 

 car.-cr. fl., disposed in a horizontal, 

 position. 



Gloxinia — Spotted 



Circe, white, spotted light rose- 

 purple ; extra large. Clarinda, white, 

 spotted cr. and purple, and marked cr. 

 lines ; distinct and good. Clio, white, , 

 mottled ro-y-red ; large, good form, and 

 free. Cordelia, violet-purple, densely 

 spotted and freckled in the throat. 

 Hermia, deep violet-purple, shaded 

 maroon, light purple margin; throat 

 white, spotted cr. Mrs. Atkinson, 

 rich plum, pure white margin, densely 

 spotted purple. Octavia, light blue, 

 profusely spotted violet. 



— Drooping-flowered 



Diadem, brilliant sc.-cr., shaded pur- 

 plish-maroon ; extra large. Eclipse, 

 brilliant cr. ; throat lighter, and spotted 

 deep cr. Excelsior, flowing cr., 

 shaded sc. ; throat white-mottled and 

 spotted cr. ; robust and free. James 

 Barber, lower segments rich dark 

 purple, upper violet-purple. 



