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crimson or dark maroon, or bronzy-yellow, or rich brown 

 shading off to orange at the sides; in short the varieties 

 are very numerous, and very interesting. 



Cuttings of the side shoots of these plants are generally 

 taken in September ; these must be potted in light sandy 

 peat, watered, shaded when necessary, and placed in the 

 frame on a slight hotbed. As winter approaches, the old 

 plants must be brought in from the garden, potted, and 

 placed with the young cuttings, and the usual care bestowed 

 on them during severe weather : those confined to the green- 

 house only, require the same management as geraniums with 

 regard to heat, air, and moisture. 



ALONZOA. 



Gen. Char. (Didynamia Angiospermia.) Calyx five-parted ; 

 corolla subrotate, five-parted, the upper segment the largest ; fila- 

 ments smooth ; capsule two-celled. 



Named after Alonzo, a Spanish patron of science. This 

 is a Peruvian and Chilian genus of plants. A. incisifolia 

 (sometimes known as Celsia urticifolia) has been an inha- 

 bitant of our greenhouses more than fifty years, and has 

 scarlet flowers, as well as acutifoUa, linearis , and caulialata ; 



