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free-flowering species (see "Garden," 1898, 1, p. 542, t. 1176). 

 Allied to cardinalis. Continental establishments advertise 

 variously coloured varieties. 



Lindleyi (fig. "Bot. Mag." 3602).— Brazil. Much in the way of 

 rutila, but flowers in a terminal raceme. 



magnifiea (fig. "Bot. Mag." 3886). — Brazil. Tuber large; leaves 

 downy, short-petioled, ovate-cordate ; panicles terminal, ample, 

 crowded ; cymes opposite, bearing 6-10 scarlet flowers on a 

 common peduncle ; calyx rather small, covered with red 

 glandular tomentum ; corolla 3 inches long, downy. Nearly 

 allied to Cooperi, but the calyx very different. 



refulgens (fig. Nicholson, "Diet, of Gardening," vol. ii. 66).— A fine 

 hybrid with a large head of red flowers ; leaves velvety with 

 reddish hairs, in the way of exoniensis. 



rutila (fig. "Bot. Reg." xiv. 1158).— Brazil. A tall handsome 

 species with reddish axillary flowers. Must be given plenty of 

 air and not kept too hot, or lanky growth and few flowers 

 result. Much grown as a stove plant. 



Sceptrum (fig. " Bot. Mag." 3576).— Brazil. Flowers dull reddish- 

 yellow, large, in terminal leafless racemes. 



Suttoni (fig. "Bot. Reg." t. 1637).— Brazil. Much in the way of 

 cardinalis. 



tuberosa (fig. "Bot. Mag." 3664).— Brazil. Leaves subradical ; 



peduncles numerous, subradical ; 2 inches long, erect, 1-3- 



flowered ; flowers crimson ; tube curved. A very distinct, 



curious and beautiful species. 

 The following species are scarcely of more than botanical interest : — 

 agrgregfata (fig. "Bot. Mag." 2725). — Rio. Peduncles 2-4, aggre- 

 gate in the axils, 1 -flowered ; flowers cylindric, small, dull red. 

 allagrophylla (fig. "Bot. Reg." 1767).— Brazil. Tuber round; 



terminal spike of small flowers, 

 discolor (fig. "Bot. Mag." 3995 as polyantha ; " Bot. Reg." 27, 63). 



Brazil. A large ungainly species with a large terminal 



panicle of flowers, 

 latifolia (fig. "Bot. Mag." 1202 as macrostachya). —Brazil. A 



large coarse species with a terminal head of small flowers, lately 



reintroduced by Mr. Ledger of Wimbledon, 

 maculata (fig. " Bot. Mag." 5115 as purpurea ; " Bot. Mag." 3612 



as Douglasii ; "Bot. Mag." 2776 as verticellata). — Brazil. A 



very large ungainly species, 

 pendulina (fig. " Bot. Mag." 3744 as M archil).— Mexico. Leaves 



3-whorled, ovate, crenate ; flowers many, in whorls, scarlet ; 



corolla cylindric, gibbous at top. 

 spicata (fig. "H.B.K." ii. 188).— Mexico. A terminal spike of 



small flowers ; a poor species. See " Rev. Hort. ser." iii., ii. 



465. 



Stricta (fig. " Bot. Mag." 3738).— Rio. Tall species, 3-6 feet ; large 

 terminal head of axillary large reddish flowers. 



