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GESNERAS. 
PLECTOPOMAS— Continued. 
CORALLINUM, a variety of a splendid compact branching habit, the stems red, and the loaves 
very dark velvety green ; tho flowers of a beautiful coral colour, with light yellow throat, spotted 
with red. 7«. Gil. 
SCINTILLANS, very large rosy carmine flowers, of beautiful form, with citron yellow throat, 
spotted and freckled with scarlet ; exceedingly showy. 7s. 6 d. 
SUAVE-ROSETJM, the lobes of this variety are of the most beautiful soft rose colour, tho throat 
rich golden yellow ; the foliage is of a dark velvety green colour ; very attractive, lx. Gd. 
TRIITMPHANS, large lilao lobes, white throat, richly spotted and freckled with amaranth, the 
mouth marked with citron yellow. 7s. 6 d. 
Tho value of Gesneras, as decorative plants, can scarcely be over-estimated. Most 
of them have rich velvet-like foliage, which, in tho respective kinds, varies from green 
to crimson. If only grown for the foliage, they are very attractive, but during tho 
winter they produce splendid pyramidal spikes of blossom, which are extremoly 
handsome. Until recently, however, tho principal colour was orange scarlet ; now, 
resultant from fertilization, there are various colours and shados ; added to which, 
the spotting on the flowers of some of the varieties is extremely pretty. 
ALBO-LTJTESCENS GRANDIFLORA, very largo flowers, delicate cream oolour ; very dis- 
tinefc. 2s. 6 d. 
ANNETTE, rose tube, flesh lobes, slightly and minutoly freckled with rose on the margins, yellow 
throat. 3s. 6 d. 
BICOLOR, coral tube, dark yollow throat and mouth. 2s. Gd. 
CANARY, soft lemon, a distinct and desirable variety. 3s. Gd. 
CAROLINE, bright rose tube, flesh ooloured lobes, freckled all over with rose, rioh orange throat, 
with central band of crimson spots running throughout. 3s. 0 d. 
CERISE D’OR, surface of the tube cerise, throat and lobes golden yollow, netted and dotted with 
cerise ; a beautiful colour aDd good habit. 2s. G d. 
CHARLES RAES, very bright carmine, golden yellow throat, sprinkled with small carmino spots, 
fine compact pyramids of flowers. 2s. 6 d. 
CHARM, clear lemon yellow, with orange throat, the tube slightly tinted with red j a very pretty 
flower. 3s. 6 d. 
CHROMATELLA, large and well-expanded flower, clear yellow, fine foliage. Is. 
CITRINA CORONATA, coral tube, throat and lobes pure citron, each lobe being spotted with 
vermilion ; an admirable variety. 2s. 6 d. 
CLIFTONI, very largo lobes, half vermilion, half golden yellow, the whole flower covered with 
small crimson spots. 2s. 6 d. 
CYMOSA, clear rose, very handsome foliage. 2s. 6 d. 
EAUW, a magnificent flower, the lobeB white, shaded with rose, the throat golden yellow, netted 
with vermilion, the divisions of each lobe snowy whito, marked with very bright rose. 3s. 6 d. 
DISPLAY, an attractive variety ; the upper part of the tube is cinnamon red, tho throat and lobos 
yellow, the lattor being marbled with red. 3s. 6 il. 
DONDERSTRAAL, dark carmino lobes, golden yellow throat, largely spotted with cochineal, tho 
divisions of the lobes white, rayed and dotted rose, fine spikes of flowers. 3s. 6 d. 
DROOM, cream colour flowers, beautifully marked with flesh colour, and produced in fine pyra- 
mids. 3s. 6 d. 
EXONIENSIS, flowers of an intense orange scarlet colour, with yellow throat ; the foliage is of a 
dark velvety texture, studded all over with minute red hairs, almost like plush. 2s. 6 d. 
FESTOON, bright pink tube, blush white lobes, and orange throat. 3s. Gil. 
