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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



purpurea, Wall., "PI. As. Rar." iii. 114. — Malay Archipelago. 



Much cultivated in India. Leaves oval, acuminate at both ends, 

 entire, pubescent beneath ; thyrse axillary and terminal, spiciform, 

 narrow ; the floral leaves ovate, petioled, mucronate, ] inch long ; 

 corolla purple j inch long, narrow, pubescent, upper lip oblong, 

 emarginate, lower lip 3-parted, lobes linear. Syn. Justicia 

 purpurea. Of botanical interest only. 

 involucrata=iVW.s7n7J/<3 speciosa. 



sangfuinolenta, Hooker (fig. " Bot. Mag." t. 5511).— Madagascar. 



Leaves dark green with fiery-red veins ; flowers small, pink, insig- 

 nificant. A lovely stove foliage plant for small pots. It should 

 not be allowed to llower, and should be constantly propagated from 

 cuttings which root most readily. Scale insects are particularly 

 fond of it ; to keep it clear it must be constantly looked over. 

 Syn. Eranthemum sangitinolentum, Herb, ex Veitch, " Fl. des 

 Serres," ii. v. (18G5), t. 1583. 

 Jacobinia 



aurea, Hooker (fig. "Bot. Mag." t. 4444). — Honduras. Leaves 

 cordate, acuminate, decurrent into a longish petiole ; thyrse large, 

 terminal, compact ; bracts longer than the calyx, and with the sepals 

 linear ; corolla yellow, tubular, cut down half-way into two gaping 

 lips, upper one erect, entire, lower reflcxed, 3-lobed at the apex. 

 Syn. Cyrtanthcra catalpaefolia. 



chrysostephana, Bentb, & Hook., " Gen. PL" p. 1115 ; (fig. "Bot. 

 Mag." t. 5887). — Mexico. Leaves ovate, acuminate, not decur- 

 rent on the petiole ; midrib and veins below red ; flowers yellow, 

 in a terminal corymb ; corolla 2-lipped ; calyx £ inch ; bracts 

 shorter than the calyx. Syn. Cyrtanthcra chrysostcpliana. 



A most useful and beautiful winter flowering stove plant. It 

 flowers freely without any special treatment. The flower-heads 

 are smaller than in aurea. 



coccinea, lliern. in "Kjoeb. Vid, Mid." (1877), 84; (fig. "Bot. 

 Mag." t. 432).— Brazil. Leaves elliptic, lanceolate ; spikes ter- 

 minal ; flowers scarlet, crowded ; helmet lanceolate, reflexed at 

 the end. 



A very beautiful winter-flowering species ; flowering freely 

 without any special treatment. It must not be kept too hot 

 after it has made good growth, and should have plenty of air, 

 otherwise it is inclined to grow lanky and too tall. This and 

 J. chrij so Stephana succeed best from cuttings put in during the 

 spring, tho old plants being thrown away. 



Ghiesbreghtiana, Etenth. a llo.k., "Gen, PI." ii. p. 1115; (fig. 

 " (imhull." t, 97G); Paxton, "Mag." xv. 17(>; " Fl. des Serres," 

 t. 339. — Leaves glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, entire ; panicles ter- 

 minal ; flowers scarlet. 



A lino winter-flowering stove plant, requiring a good rest in 

 August or September and open-air treatment, otherwise it flowers 

 very indifferently. 



Lindenii, Nichols., "Diet. (lard." ii. 200; (jig. " Rev. Hort." (1870), 

 p. 250 as Justicia). -Mexico. Leaves oval, acuminate, glabrous ; 



