long ; G. Jasinini floi a , pure white ; G. i i'fulgcus , a su- 

 perb winter bloomer, color between vermilion and 

 amaranth ; G. Hansteini , white, shaded and spotted with 

 violet ; G. cilrina rosea, half yellow, half rose. 



AcHiMENES or EucoDONiAS belong to the same family. 

 The flowers are produced on large terminal cone-shaped 

 racemes, in drooping funnel-shaped tubes. Amphitrite 

 has flowers of lilac-rose, with three bands of orange- 

 yellow. Those of Diane are lilac-blue, with yellowish 

 throat. Those of nageliodea lilacina are lilac with a 

 white throat, spotted and freckled with citron, yellow 



and lilac. Van Houttei bears large spikes, perfect in 

 form ; vivid scarlet, spotted with flesh-colored stripes. 



N.F.GELiAS belong to another section of the family, 

 and are very similar in habit to the others. -A', aiiialnlis 

 (or properly K. multijhva) has fine panicles of snow- 

 white flowers, with large lemon-yellow spots on the 

 lower lip. Daphne bears rose-colored flowers, with a 

 pure white center ; those of Sceptre Cerise are bright 

 vermilion and cherry red, covered with golden yellow 

 spots — magnificent and very large ; it has smooth foliage 

 of bronze-maroon. In Gabriellas, flowers are carmine 



