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TROPiEOLUM LOBBIANUM. 
and flowers ; but is, nevertheless, easily distinguished by the less obviously 
distinct lobes of the leaves, and by the hairiness of all its parts. The flowers, too, 
are of a brilliant orange-scarlet, which our plate can make no pretensions to equal ; 
and though the petals are not entirely free from the fringes which are so prominent 
in T. Moritzianum, they are much shorter and less numerous. 
The addition of this and other perennial species of great beauty lays open a 
broad field for the exertions of the hybridist. We have the old annual Nastur- 
tiums of various colours ; and in our present plant we have an herbaceous species 
with a good habit, and flowers of great brilliancy. Why not endeavour to combine 
the large size of the blossoms of the former, or the deep blood-colour of one of its 
varieties, with the perennial nature and less rambling vigour of the latter ? 
One of the most ornamental methods of training, is to spread the shoots over a 
wire trellis, such as is commonly used for other similar species. They may also be 
twisted round an umbrella-shaped trellis till they reach the top, and then 
continuously turned upon it, till they commence flowering, after which they 
should be allowed to extend themselves in a pendant position over the edges. To 
produce a plentiful show of flower, it will, however, be necessary to encourage 
growth very early in the spring. 
The specific name was given by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, as a trifling acknow- 
ledgment of the services of the gentleman whose discrimination and exertions as 
a collector have been so eminently successful. 
