NOVEMBER. 



16.5 



A fine plant, deserving a place in every collection 

 on account of its beautiful flowers. It requires the 

 greenhouse, and to be kept in all the year and placed 

 near the glass. Be cautious of too much water, but 

 always allow it sufficient to prevent it from flagging, 

 and give the pot a good drainage. 



Soil. — Peat and loam, with a little cally sand. 



GESNERTA OBLONGATA. 

 Class, Didynamia. Order, Angiospermia. 

 Gesneriej£. 



Native of West Indies, 1840. — Propagation, 

 cuttings of young shoots or leaves. 



This handsome species is an almost perpetual 

 bloomer, but its prime season is in October, Novem- 

 ber, and December. This is one of the best of the 

 genus, differing in its appearance from the other 

 species in its robust growth ; it attains to the 

 height of six feet, having the appearance of a shrub. 

 When covered with its fine scarlet flowers, which 

 are oblong with an extended corolla, it presents a 

 grand appearance. It requires a stove to grow it 

 to perfection, but it may be blossomed in a green- 

 house during the summer months. 



Soil. — Rich light loam and peat. 



Gr. EDWARDS, 



