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TORENIA. 
Our drawing was made in the garden of E. G. Lorraine, Esq., in October, 1846. 
Torenia concolor (Self- Coloured Torenia). — Plant a herbaceous perennial. 
Stems acutely tetragonal, prostrate, rather pubescent. Leaves petiolate, ovate, sub- 
cordate, serrate. Peduncles acutely tetragonal, two inches long, single-flowered. 
Calyx oblong, divided into five segments. Corolla funnel-shaped ; tube deep violet, 
twice the length of the calyx ; limb four-parted, widely spreading ; segments rounded, 
upper one somewhat divided, violet colour, rather paler than the tube, and without 
spots. 
This kind is stated by Dr. Lindley in " Botanical Register," 32, t. 62, to have 
been originally sent to the " Horticultural Society's Garden in 1844, from China, 
by Mr. Fortune, who found it growing there in marshy grounds on the mountains 
of Hong-Kong, 2000 feet above the level of the sea. In China it is said to flower 
in the autumn ; and, after the flowering season is over, the dry weather sets in, 
and the stems and leaves shrivel and remain so during the winter." With us it is 
a stove-plant, requiring to be potted in the same manner as T. asiatica ; it thrives 
best in a humid atmosphere, and when the tops die down, it should be removed to a 
cooler place, where it can be kept partially dry until it begins to grow again. It is 
by no means equal to T. asiatica, and will not apparently thrive in the open air 
during summer, as will that species. 
Our drawing was made in the nursery of Mr. Glendinning of Turnham Green, 
in October, 1846. 
Torenia edentula (Purple-blotched Torenia). — Plant an annual. Stem weak, 
erect. Branches square. Leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, acuminate, serrated, 
downy. Peduncles axillary, single-flowered, and if terminal, in clusters of several 
together. Calyx ovate, two-lipped, smooth, winged. Corolla scarcely longer than 
the calyx, green, tinged with purple ; limb in five segments ; lobes rounded, pale 
purple, with a deep purple blotch on each of the two side ones ; two of the stamens 
exserted. 
The flowers of this species, although individually pretty, are by no means con- 
spicuous, being too small amidst so much strong foliage. It is by no means a 
despicable annual, but will bear no comparison with T. asiatica. It is a native of 
the East Indies, and flowers during the summer and autumn. 
Our drawing was made in the garden of E. G. Lorraine, Esq., in October, 1846. 
Torenia arracanensis (Arracan Torenia). — Plant a perennial. Stems quad- 
rangular, climbing, very slender. Leaves cordate, opposite, serrated, scabrous, with 
a purple tinge. Flowers small, axillary and terminal: when the latter is the case, 
the flowers are in clusters of four or six. Calyx divided into five segments. Corolla 
