THE BOOK OF GARDENING. 



FLOWERING STOVE FI^XNTS—co?zid. 



Gloxinia ((rc>;?/(^J— Erect-flowering- 



Beauty, pui-ple, white edge, pro- 

 fusely spotted. Claribel, white, 

 speckled rose ; large, and fine form. 

 Creole, dark violet-purple, shaded 

 maroon ; light blue margin, with darker 

 spots ; one of the best in size, form, and 

 substance. Crown Prince, delicate 

 blush, cr. blotch on segments ; throat 

 pure white. Duchess of Connaught, 

 sc.-cr., margined white ; throat spotted 

 cr. Emperor William, deep blue, 

 pure white margin ; large, and good 

 substance. Gaiety, cr., white-edged ; 

 throat light, dotted cr. King OF THE 

 Reds, bright rosy-red ; large, and good 

 form. Marchioness of Aber- 

 gavenny, white, spotted and freckled 

 purple; large and well-formed fl. 

 Merimac, deep cr., the narrow pale 

 border freely spotted car. ; one of 

 the best. Mont Blanc, snow-white ; 

 free. Mrs. Abbey, rich car., dashed 

 white ; very large blossoms. ]Mrs. 

 Bausp:, pure white, circle of rosy-pink 

 in the throat; large and good. Mrs. 

 Neal, cr.-sc, the white border spotted 

 rose ; throat stained cr. Xe Plus 

 Ultra, violet-purple, edges lighter ; 

 throat well coloured. Nestor, bright 

 sc. ; fine-formed fl. Princess May, 

 pure white ; good substance. RA- 

 DIANCE, inside of limb rich velvety- 

 car., outside pale pick; medium size. 

 Rose Queen, rose, scarlet flush; bril- 

 liant colour and good shape. Rosy 

 Morn, rosy-sc; fine form. Unique, 

 magenta-cr., white throat. Vesuvius, 

 sc.-cr., throat lighter and spotted deep 

 cr. Violacea, deep, rich, glowing 

 violet ; large and free. Virginalis, 

 white ; free. 



Gordonia 



JAVANICA {Schima Noronlice)^ a 

 compact white-fl. shrub. 



Griffinia 



Blumenavia, fl. white in umbels, 

 streaked and pencilled with rosy-car. ; 

 bulb. HYACINTHINA, fl. bluish-lilac ; 

 the variety maxima has larger fl., white, 

 tipped with rich blue. 



Haemanthus 



CINNABARINUS, fl. vermilion-red, 

 HIRSUTUS, fl. pure white, in dense 

 heads. INSIGNIS, orange-sc. Kal- 



BREYER I , fl. cr., in large umbels. Cape 

 bulbs. 



Heterocentron (Heeria) 



ROSETM, in panicles of bright rose 

 fl. ; an autumn-flowering evergreen 

 shrub. 



Hymenocallis 



MACROSTEPHANA, a bulbous plant 

 allied to Pancratium, fragrant pure 

 white fl., lasting a long time. 



Imantophyllum (Clivia) 



Excellent, orange-sc, with white 

 eye. Favourite, light orange-yel. 

 fl., broad segments ; of excellent form 

 and very distinct. Lady Wolyerjon, 

 fl. bright orange-red, yel. centres. 

 METEOR, fl. bright cr.-sc, base of 

 segments yel. - white ; excellent. 

 Model, fl. orange-sc, of good form 

 and substance. Optima, fl. bright 

 orange-sc, marked with yel. and white 

 at base ; a very superior variety. 



Liebig-ia (Chirita) 



SPECIOSA, a pretty Gesneraceous 

 plant ; fl. white and purple. 



Ochna 



mult [FLORA, fl. yel. fragrant, suc- 

 ceeded by attractive fruit ; shrub. 



Pavonia (Goethea) 



Makoyana, bracts cr. AVioti 

 (GcETHEA INIULTIFLORA), an ever- 

 green, with numerous pink and red 

 bracts. 



Portlandia 



GRANDIFLORA, fl. white, fragrant, 

 trumpet-shaped, a red tinge inside ; 

 shruD. 



Ruellia 



Baikiei, fl. sc. in terminal 

 panicles; a winter flowering sub-shrub. 

 MACRANTHA, fl. tmmpet-shaped, rosy- 

 purple, prettily veined in the throat; 

 shrub. ROSEA, fl. rose in terminal 

 spikes. 



Sarmienta 



REPENS, fl. sc. ; a creeping plant ^ath 

 slender stems ; cool, moist position. 



Solandra 



GRANDIFLORA, (Peach - coloured 

 Trumpet Flower), fl. large, greenish- 

 white ; requires plenty of space. 



