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top of the plant, and with upwards of forty expanded flowers upon it. This was 
produced by Mr. Duncan, gardener to — Campbell, Esq., Lamb Abbey, Kent. 
Several magnificent specimens have also been grown at Brooklands, the seat of 
J. Cook, Esq., by Mr. W. P. Ayres, from one of which our embellishment was 
sketched. 
According to Mr. Hartweg's account in the " Horticultural Transactions," this 
is not the only species of Achimenes upon which cultivation has produced an 
improved appearance. The flowers of A. longiflora and A. pedunculata are said to 
be more abundant and nearly double the size in our plant-houses. The latter 
grows in its native haunts with a slender stem about one foot high, having a few 
leaves at the top, and seldom bearing more than two flcVers. 
The most successful cultivators start the tubers in a little bottom-heat, and 
during their growth place them in a warm greenhouse or pit, where a moist and 
partially shaded atmosphere is preserved. In their torpid state they only require 
to be kept dry. 
We must not conclude our remarks without mentioning the facility w T ith 
which this species may be had in bloom at every season of the year, by delaying 
or forcing the growth of the tubers, or rearing plants from leaves at different 
periods. 
