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and very attractive. The flowers are white, spotted with pink, 

 and are produced on racemes i2in. or more in length. 

 S. {Rhyjichostylis) cxleste is one of the most beautiful of the 

 section, its flowers — light blue, suffused w4th a darker shade — being 

 very attractive. Unfortunately it is of delicate constitution, does 



Fig. 364. — Angilscum Ellisii. 



not submit readily to culture, and requires considerable care. A 

 suspended position close to the roof-glass suits it best. S. bellinum 

 is a pretty, dwarf-growing species, having frosty-white and green 

 flowers, spotted with purple. S. ampullaceum^ a pretty species with 

 rose-coloured flowers ; S. cu?'vifolium^ a very attractive species, 

 with rich scarlet flow.ers; S. giga?itawi, as its name implies, the 



