THE FLORIST 



AID HOETICULTURAL JOURNAL. 



Vol. II.] Philadelphia, February, 1853. [No. 2. 



ACHIMENES LONGIFLORA VAR. ALBA. 



Gesneriaceae-Gesneriffi — Didynamia-Angiospermia. 



GEN. CHAR. — Calycis tubus ovario adnatus, limbus 5-partitus, lobis lanceo- 

 latis. Corolla tubuloso-infundibuliformis basi hincssepe gibba, limbo piano 5-fido, 

 lohia subsequalibus subrotundis. Stamina 4, didynama, antheris non cohserentibus. 

 Rudimentum stam. quinti corollce basi interne impositum. JVectarium glandulo- 

 sum annulare tenue. Stylus in stigma vix incrassatum obliquum aut subbilobum 

 abeuns. Capsula semibilocularis bivalvis, placentis parietalibus subsessilibus. — 

 Herbse Americana erectce, villoscs. Folia opposila aut ter?iato~verticil lata petiolata 

 dtntata. Pedicelli unifiori axillares. Corollce coccineos aut purpurea. DC. 



CHAR. SPEC. — A. foliis 3-4* natim verticillatis, ovatis, obloilgisve, grosse ser- 

 ratis, cauleque villosis; pedicellis unifloris calyce brevioribus; calycis laciniis lan- 

 ceolatis erectis, corollae tubo 4-plo. brevioribus; corollas limbo amplo patente. — 

 Benth. 



A. longiflora. DC. 



Y r ar. alba. Corollis albis, fauce annulo carmineo, e quo vittce 5 in limbum radi- 

 ant picta. 



A. longiflora alba. Haag* 



A. Jaureguia. Warsc. 



The beautiful flower which we figure this month, is a natural 

 variety of the species longiflora, a single specimen of which, among 

 thousands of lilac and purple ones, was discovered in 1847, by the 

 celebrated collector, Warscevvicz, near an extinct volcano in the 

 neighborhood of Guatemala. 



He transported this specimen to the gardens of Mr. Klee, Prus- 

 sian consul there, and sent a drawing to Mr. Fk. Ef&age, of Belgium, 

 made by a lady flamed Jaureguia, whose name he wished it to bear, 

 and in 1849 he sent all the stock to the same person.- 



Painting can hardly reproduce the beautiful effect of these flowers ; 

 although not in itself a brilliant color, the pure white, relieved by a 

 star of carmine, makes this Achimenes one of the most distinct 

 varieties. 



This plant is now generally to be" found in large collections in 

 this country ; and we have no doubt, that with its congeners, longi- 

 flora major, longiflora latifolia, gloxiniceflora, will soon be in the 

 possession of every one who has a stove or a warm greenhouse. — 

 The specimens shown here last fall will have, we hope, the effect of 



