CACTUS CALCEOLARIA. 



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VARIETIES. 



Cereus Flagelliformis, a trailing species with deep rose-colored 

 flowers. 



C. Grandiflorus, the celebrated night blooming Cereus. 



C. Mallonsonii) a hybrid variety with scarlet flowers. 



C. MonstrosuSy resembles a piece of rock-work. 



C. Senilis, with long white hairs, giving it the appearance of the 

 locks of an aged person, hence its name. 



C. Speciosissimtts, the most gorgeous colored of all flowers, of a 

 rich crimson, shaded with purple. 



Epiphyllum Ackermannii, bright scarlet flowers. 



E. Aiatwn, white flower. 



E. Jenkinsonii, bright rose-colored flowers, 



E. Truncation; and its varieties with scarlet, rose, violet and 

 white flowers. 



CALCEOLARIA, 



This plant is named in allusion to the form of 

 the corolla which resembles an ancient Roman , 

 slipper. It came from Peru in 1773, in a simple 

 form ; but the art of hybridization has so increased 

 the varieties, that a collection is in itself, a study 

 a: d a wonder. Caheolarias are both shrubby and 

 herbaceous ; the latter are best adapted for house 

 culture. Their heavy clusters of golden, crimson, 

 maroon, or rose-colored flowers, some plain and 

 others curiously mottled or flecked, all singularly 

 beautiful, entitle them to a place in every collection 

 of window plants. 



SOIL, PROPAGATION AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



Calceolarias thrive in a soil composed of three 

 parts sandy loam and one of leaf -mold. 



