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magnifica (Oerst. in " Viden. Selsk. Skript." V. v. 1861, 134) (not 

 figured). From the same locality as glabra, and of shrubby 

 habit, requiring the same treatment ; it is very similar to that 

 species, except that the leaves are downy. They have both been 

 lately introduced to cultivation by Lemoine, and should become 

 popular, as they are very showy plants and easy to grow. 



ovata (fig. Cav. " Icon." iv. 62, t. 391).— Chili. Leaves small, 

 oval, serrated ; flowers large, terminal, solitary, crimson. A 

 very pretty species. 



rotundifolia (Hook. "Parad. Lond." t. 29).— Isle Trinidad. 

 Leaves small, broadly oval, hairy ; flowers large, crimson, 

 axillary, solitary or rarely twin. A beautiful basket plant, in 

 cultivation at Kew and elsewhere. 



scandens (fig. " Bot. Beg." 10, 805).— Guiana. Flowers axillary, 

 solitary, hairy, scarlet, calycine lobes toothed. A showy plant 

 when in flower. This and the following, Scheideana, are the 

 species generally met with in our stoves. 



Scheideana (fig. "Bot. Mag." 4045).— Mexico, at Misantla. Epi- 

 phytic on trees. Large, beautiful brown and yellow, very curious 

 flowers, calycine lobes entire. 



speciosa ("Wendl. ex Stand. Nom." edit. 2, i. 399) = Rhytido- 

 phyllum prasinatum. 



speciosa (" Presl. Bern." 145) = Columnea rotundifolia. 



Tulae, var. flava (Urban, " Symb. Antill." i. 409) (not figured). 

 — West Indies. Epiphytic climber, with numerous aerial roots ; 

 flowers bright yellow, hairy, on axillary 1 -flowered peduncles, 

 which are shorter than the leaves ; calyx-lobes ovate-acute, entire, 

 hirsute ; fruit found, snow-white, copiously produced. A pretty 

 stove species for a hanging basket, very free-flowering either as 

 a basket plant or a small rooted cutting. 



The following have been introduced to cultivation ; they are 

 inferior to the above, and rarely met with except in botanical 

 gardens. 



aurantiaca (fig. " Fl. des Serres," 352). — Colombia. Flowers 

 orange-yellow, axillary, long-peduncled. Generally grown in a 

 hanging basket. 



aureonitens ("Bot. Mag." 4294).— Colombia. A large species; 



flowers orange-red ; leaves densely hairy, 

 hirsuta ("Bot. Mag." 3081). — Jamaica. A large species ; flowers 



axillary, solitary or twin, 1 inch long, hairy, scarlet and yellow. 

 Kalbreyeriana (" Bot. Mag." 6633). — Antioquia. A very large 



species ; flowers axillary, yellow ; calyx lighter- coloured ; lobes 



cordate, acuminate, with toothed margins. A very fine plant, 

 picta (fig. Karst. "Fl. Colombia," 11, 105, t. 154).— Colombia. 



Flowers axillary, cymose, mixed with large membranaceous 



coloured bracts. 



rutilans ("Sw. Prod. Veg. Nad. Occ." 94) (not figured).— Jamaica. 

 Calyx villous, the lobes jagged ; flowers villous, reddish-yellow. 



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