STREPTOCA RPUS— PROGRESS. 



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memoration of the late lamented wife of the raiser. Mrs. Heal is in truth a beautiful 

 and distinct Streptocarpus, and no doubt the forerunner of a new section. The flower 

 stalks range from 9 to 15 inches high, and terminate with six to twelve flowers of a 

 rich violet blue shaded with purple, 

 the throat having a yellow band 

 with maroon spots on the lower 

 petal, the flowers being 1\ inches 

 in diameter. It is the result of a 

 cross between S. Wendlandi and 

 one of Veitch's Hybrids. The plant 

 is of good habit and fioriferous with 

 several leaves, unlike S. Wendlandi, 

 which is remarkable for producing 

 only one huge leaf and very tall 

 spikes of blue flowers. 



The third strain, S. pulchellus, 

 is perfectly distinct from the others. 

 It is light and graceful both in 

 growth and flower. The plant is 

 compact, and the long tubular 

 flowers are borne on erect stems 

 from 12 to 15 inches high, with 

 twelve to twenty on each stem, 

 in the most delicate lavender tints. 

 Where light and graceful flowers 

 are in demand, this strain will 

 supply them. It was obtained by 

 inter-crossing S. Fanninii and 

 Veitch's Hybrids. 



A new strain was exhibited at 

 a meeting of the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society in May, 1897, which received an award of merit. It is a charming 

 variety, called S. achimeneflora from the resemblance of the blooms to some of the 

 small-flowered Achimenes. The colour is soft blue, with clear yellowish eye, and the 



VOL. II. Q, 



Streptocarpus. Varieties — Veitch's Hybrihs. 



{From the " Journal of Horticulture.") 



