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DFegeana, Presl., " Bot. Bemerk." 94 ; (fig. Woods, " Natal Plants," 

 t. 280). — South Africa. Leaves cordate-ovate or hastate, toothed or 

 angular ; petioles up to H inch, not winged ; bracteoles J inch, 

 elliptic ; corolla yellow, tube f inch, limb 1J inch in diameter. 



erecta, Anders., " Jour. Linn. Soc." vii. (1864) 18 ; (fig. " Bot. Mag." 

 t. r>013). — Tropical Africa. An erect stove shrub. Leaves opposite, 

 ovate or oblong ; flowers axillary, solitary ; corolla dark blue, 

 orange throat, yellow tube. Syn. Meyenia erecta. Constantly 

 met with in our stoves ; if well pruned in after flowering and given 

 a rest, in the autumn it flowers again freely, 

 var. alba. — Flowers white. 



fragrans, Roxb., "Fl. Ind." iii. 33 ; (fig. "Bot. Mag." t. 1881).— 

 India, up to 7,000 feet elevation. Leaves cordate or hastate at the 

 base, toothed ; flowers axillary, pure white, 1J inch long, on 



1- 3-inch pedicels ; bracteoles | inch, broadly falcate, oblong. A 

 very pretty, small, greenhouse climber. It is perennial, and 

 cuttings should be put in every spring to replace the old plants. 



grandiflora, Roxb., "FL Ind." iii. 34 ; (fig. " Bot. Mag." t. 2366).— 

 North India. A very large climber. Leaves ovate or lanceolate, 

 angled and lobed ; racemes densely flowered ; flowers 3 inches 

 broad and long, blue. 



var. alba. — Flowers white. 



A magnificent creeper for very large houses. Unless constantly 

 attended to, it soon becomes a depot for mealy bug, and finishes by 

 being cut down and thrown away. 



Hawtayneana, Wall. " PL As. Rar." U, 52, t. 164 ; (fig. Paxt. " Bot. 



. Mag." vi. t. 147). — South India hills. A nearly glabrous rambling 

 shrub. Leaves cordate to ovate, entire ; pedicels short, axillary, 

 solitary ; calyx an entire ring ; bracteoles 1 inch, ovate, nerved ; 

 corolla 1^ inch, violet-purple, tube yellowish. See also Wight, 

 " Icones," t. 1487. A very beautiful plant when in flower. 



Harmu=laurifolia. 



Hookeriana, Lindau, "Engl. Jahrb." xvii. ; " Deibl." 41, 38 ; (fig. 

 "Bot. Mag." t. 6677). — East Tropical Africa. Leaves lanceolate, 

 entire or lobed, up to 3 inches long, short-petioled ; cymes short, 



2- flowered ; corolla 1J inch long, the lobes broadly obovate, blue. 

 Syn. T. Kirkii. 



laurifolia, Lindl., " Gard. Chron." (1856), 260; (fig. " Bot. Mag." 

 t. 4985 and 4998). — Malay Peninsula. Quite agreeing with 

 grandiflora except that the leaves are smaller, elliptic, or oblong, 

 and scarcely angled or lobed. See also " Fl. des Serres," t. 

 1275; "111. Hort." (1857), t. 151; " Gartenflora," ix. 281 and 

 xiv. 475. 



mysorensis, Wight, " Icones," t. 871, as Hexacentris mysorensis; 

 (fig. " Bot. Mag." t. 4786).— Nilgiri Hills, South India. Leaves 

 elliptic, cuneate or rounded at base, toothed ; racemes elongate, 

 pendent, lax ; bracts inconspicuous ; bracteoles 1 inch, elliptic, 

 purplish- green ; corolla It, inch, mouth 2 inches in diameter, tube 

 purplish, limb yellow. A very beautiful climber, very rare in 

 cultivation. 



