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channelled and winged petiole of G. ornata, in which 

 species the channel of the petiole is continued as a 

 depressed rib through the blade of the leaf, and the 

 decurrent leaf margin is carried downwards as a 

 narrower wing to the base of the petiole. The flowers, 

 moreover, are paler, less expanded, and much more 

 numerous. 



From the older species of this interesting genus, 

 G. ornata is utterly different. G. hyacinthina differs 

 totally in the form and colour of its nine to ten sessile 

 flowers. Gr. parviflora, which resembles it somewhat 

 in the pale lilac hue of its flowers, differs in having the 

 flowers two-thirds of an inch long, while in Gr. ornata 

 they are at least two and a half inches long. Gr. 

 Blumenavia differs in having white flowers ; and Gr. 

 Liboniana in having spotted leaves. 



The bulbs in this new acquisition are ovate, and from 

 three to four inches in diameter, with a thick upright 

 neck two to four inches long. The leaves are usually 

 about six to eight in number, and form an arching 

 tuft, spreading in all directions ; they are elliptic 

 oblong, six to ten inches in length, the edges and 

 acute apex recurved, and the base tapered into a 

 narrow wing, which extends down the petiole ; they 

 are of a deep green colour, the costa very prominent, 

 and rounded beneath. The scape is one to one and a 

 half foot high, many flowered (about eighteen to 

 twenty -four), the flowers pedicellate, on stalks nearly 

 two inches long ; spathe membranaceous, narcescent, 

 with two broad opposite ovate-oblong valves as long as 

 the pedicels, and a pair of intermediate lanceolate 

 ones, a few small subulate bracts being also developed 

 amongst the flower-stalks. The plants frequently 

 develope two flower-scapes at one time. The 

 flowers, which when in perfection stand horizontally, 

 form a spreading head, eight to nine inches broad ; 

 they are of a delicate purplish lilac, fading off to 

 nearly white, and remaining for a considerable time in 

 full beauty. The perianth is narrowly and obliquely 

 funnel-shaped ; the tube declined, very short ; the 

 limb six-parted, nearly equal, not divaricate, the 

 lower segment nearly straight, the rest recurved 

 towards the apex, three inches long, linear lanceolate, 

 about four lines wide, the three upper ones plane, the 



three lower wavy at the margin, the lowest shorter 

 than the rest, all 2-3 nerved on each side the costa, 

 which is prominent on the outer surface, producing a 

 slightly keeled appearance. There are six stamens, 

 five of which are declinate, and the dorsal one erect, 

 appressed to the dorsal segment ; the three sepaline 

 stamens half an inch, the three petaline more than an 

 inch shorter than the perianth ; filaments, filiform ; 

 anthers, two-celled, linear-oblong, versatile; ovary, 

 three-celled, with two erect obovate ovules in each 

 cell ; style, about equalling the perianth ; stigma, 

 simple. 



CROSSED AURICULAS. 



A most extraordinary break of seedling Auriculas 

 was exhibited at the recent National Auricular Show 

 at Manchester, says the " Gardeners' Chronicle," which 

 served to throw some light on the cross-breeding, in 

 order to secure definite results. They represented a 

 progeny obtained by the Rev. F. D. Horner, who 

 crossed a fine grey-edged variety, named Charles 

 Brown, with the pollen of another fine flower in the 

 same section, named George Levick. A number of 

 yellow-flowered seedlings was thereby obtained, some 

 quite self-coloured, among them one which appears 

 likely to take a high place in the estimation of florists ; 

 and others having the ground or body colour of yellow 

 edged with pale green. They are very pretty, and 

 might be made to give us a section of fancy Auriculas. 

 Whoever takes them in hand should completely isolate 

 them from any fine-edged varieties, if the latter are 

 to be used for seed purposes. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



E. G. Henderson and Son. — Catalogue of Flower, 

 Vegetable, and Agricultural Seeds. Illustrated. 

 Vick's (Rochester, New York) Floral Guide. 

 Ewing and Co. (Eaton, near Norwich). — List of 

 New Roses, Clematis, &c. 

 John Morse (Dursley, Gloucestershire). — Catalogue 

 I of Cuttings. 



