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across and of a brilliant red. It flowers from May to August, bearing 

 a constant succession of flowers. It prefers deep, light, and fresh soil. 

 Andre received it from Switzerland under the name of G. Gerardi ; 

 the " Belgique Horticole " wrote in 1878 that Backhouse had sent 

 it out under the name of Lambertiamim ; Regel described it as 

 Backhouseanum. The plant can be propagated by division in autumn 

 or spring. G. ancmonacfolium Herit. is suited to warmer places and is 

 a native of Madeira and Teneriffe ; its synonyms are : G. laevigatum 

 Burm., G. palmatum Cav., and G. rutilans Ehrh. It branches so as 

 to attain more than two yards in width, with very numerous dark pink 

 flowers. Easily multiplied by seed. G. cinereum Cav., from the 

 Pyrenees, has greyish-white flowers veined and streaked with a darker 

 tint ; flowers in June and July. Increased by division at the end of the 

 winter. Its compatriot G. Endrcssi J. Gay is taller ; its bright pink 

 flowers, streaked and veined with deeper pink, open from May to July. 



G. ibcricum Linn, is a native of Georgia : it is suited to many 

 situations. Over two feet high, it bears large flowers of a violet-turquoise 

 hue, which expand continuously from May to September. It is highly 

 probable that G. platypctalum Fisch. and Mey. (G. gymnocaulori) is a 

 variety of this species ; it also is from Georgia, and bears broad, expanded 

 flowers, of an intense violet-turquoise colour, with darker reddish 

 streaks ; flowers from May to June. G. sanguincum var. lancastriense 

 is found in Walney Island, Lancashire. It creeps over the ground, 

 forming carpets, and is about six inches high, with hairy leaves, solitary 

 pale pink flowers streaked with darker veins. It is one of the most 

 elegant plants for borders and rockwork. 



G. macrorrhizum L. is a native of the Alps and Apennines, growing 

 on rocks and in woody places. It forms compact little shrubs ; flowers 

 from May to July with purplish-pink flowers. It is especially adapted 

 for rockwork. 



Van Geert in 1878 recommended a variety of G. mollc L., called 

 aureum, with golden-yellow leaves, adapted for borders and mosaics. 



G. palustre L. is suitable for damp places : it forms in the beginning 

 of summer numerous brilliant flowers. G. phacum L. occurs wild in 

 several parts of Europe : its only merit is in having flowers of a blackish 

 or chestnut violet. Vilmorin cites two varieties : G. lividum Willd. with 

 veined flowers, and the other (G. roseum Desf.) with pink flowers. 

 Greatly to be recommended for gardens is G. pratcnse, as well as its 

 varieties — viz. those with double, white, and bicoloured flowers. 



The " Gardeners' Chronicle " in 1894 described a new species from 

 New Zealand, G. sessiliflorum Cav., remarkable for its large leaves, 

 and its white flowers veined with purple, which are sessile ; the plant is 

 acaulescent. Of the species G. tuberosum, indigenous in Southern 

 Europe, the var. grandiflorum is worth cultivating, as are G. Charlesi, 

 of Afghanistan, with pale pink flowers veined with purple and G. 

 Wallichianum, a dwarf and prostrate form from the Himalayas, with 

 leaves covered with bristly hairs and brilliant purple flowers. — W. C. W. 



Gesnera cardinalis. By W. Watson (Bot. Mag. tab. 8167).— Nat, 

 ord. Gesneraceae ; tribe Gesnereae ; Brazil. A velvety herb, 9 inches 



