LOASA LATERITIA. 
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When the flowering season terminates, the plant throws out new shoots from 
the axil of each leaf, and there can he no doubt, that in a succeeding season the 
display of flowers will be much greater ; it will probably prove a biennial, or 
perhaps a perennial plant, in which latter case it would doubtless assume a 
shrubby habit, but we are not prepared to state which of these will be the case. 
For a representation of the habits of this plant, see woodcut figure. 
Propagation may be carried on extensively either by cuttings or seeds, the 
latter of which are produced in great abundance, ripen freely, and readily germi- 
nate. It delights in a rich loamy soil. 
Sir W. J. Hooker (^Bot. Mag. 3632) states that it was raised in the Glasgow 
Botanic Garden from seeds sent there by Mr. Tweedie, which he collected in 
Tucuman. 
The nursery of Mr. Young, Epsom, produced the subject of the present draw- 
ing, where it flowered in great perfection in the greenhouse and stove, from the 
month of November 1837 to February 1838 ; and our figure was taken in 
December last. 
The species of this genus are remarkable for the stinging properties that are 
resident in the hairs with which they are so abundantly furnished ; but the present 
plant, though not altogether destitute of this malignity, possesses it in a very 
slight degree. 
The meaning of the generic name is unknown. 
The specific name was most appropriately given by Sir W. J. Hooker, in allu- 
sion to the colour of the flowers. This is the species we have before had occasion 
to notice under the name of L. aurantiaca, which latter appellation is the one by 
which it is generally known ; but the name under which it now appears is much 
more appropriate, as will at once be admitted by all persons possessing any 
acquaintance with it. 
