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are long and the flowers well arranged. Thus far the 

 variety of colors is not great, and but very few of them 

 are striking, positive or well defined ; no good whites, 

 scarlets or yellows. Besides, the flowers are wanting in 

 substance ; they bruise easily, and do not seem to de- 

 velop well in vases. But it must be remembered this is 

 a new race and has not reached its capabilities ; it has 

 only outlined them. Further efforts will undoubt- 

 edly give to them enormous size and remarkable shape, 

 color and substance. Seedlings have already been pro- 

 duced from them, showing considerable improvement. 

 With the colors of Meyerbeer, Golden Gem, Snow White 

 and General Phil. Sheridan transmitted into their forms, 

 we shall have a race that will make further inrproveinent 

 seem impossible. Mr. Leichtlin sold his entire product 

 to a French house, which, in turn, sold to Messrs. Hal- 

 lock & Son, of Long Island, N. Y. 



GLORIOSA. 

 Climling Lily. 



This bulb has but a slight claim to the name of lily, 

 other than its alliance, and the term climbing is some- 

 what strained. The Gloriosa is a very handsome genus 

 of greenhouse plants, of a sub-climbing character, bear- 

 ing the same relation to climbing plants as does the Ivy- 

 leaved Geranium, having only a slight tendency to climb. 

 They require the same treatment as the Gesnera, and 

 should have a light trellis for support. Their flowers 

 bear as close a resemblance to Lilium pliiladelpliicum, as 

 to almost any other form. They are curiously shaped, 

 of a bright orange, blue or yellow color, and flower in 

 the greenhouse the entire summer. They are mostly 

 natives of South Africa, and are increased by offsets. 

 The species commonly met are : 



G. superba. — A slender growing plant, but tall 

 and showy. Under favorable circumstances it will attain 



