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82 NEW AND CHOICE GLOXINIAS. 
CYRTODEIRA (ACHIMENES) METALLICA. 
Introduced from South America. It has bright scarlet flowers, and large, thick, hirsute, orate 
leaves, of an olive hue, with red central baud feathering out from the mid-rib, giving the leaves a 
metallic appearance ; it is of trailing habit, and well adapted for suspending baskets. 2s. 6d. 
CYRTODEIRA (ACHIMENES) CHONTALENSIS. 
The following is an extract from Dr. Berthold Seemann’s description of this charming plant, 
given in tlie Gardeners* Chronicle. 
** Cyrtodeira chontalensis is one of the most beautiful Gosueraoeous plants I have seen. The leaves 
are purple on the under side, and on the upper light green, with very dark green blotches. The 
flowers appear in November and December, and are lilac, and as large as a crown piece, with a 
yellow Centro, and a whitish tube. The roots are flbrous (not catkin-like rhizomes, as in the 
Achimenes tribe), and in habit the plant resembles C. metallica, which has smaller and scarlet 
flowers, and a hairy ovary. 
“ I may add that the climate of the Chontales gold region appears favourable to the development 
of plants with variegated leaves. There are some fine species of Costus (including, besides the 
well-known C. zehrinns and Malortianus, several new ones) ; two beautiful species of Vitis (vide 
page 31), with bright scarlet flowers (also introduced by me) ; andseveral llarantaoeao and Aroideae.” 
2s. Gd. and 3s. Gd. 
NEW AND CHOICE GLOXINIAS. 
Those marked thus (•) have erect Jlomers. 
*AOTON GREEN, lobes a pinkish blue, shaded with white and veined with violet, white throat, 
spotted at the top. 3s. Gd. 
•ADVANCER, dark blue lobes, edged with lavender, creamy white throat, the lobes intersected 
with pale lavender. 3s. Gd. 
ALBA STRIATA, pure white, purple throat, dark lilao border, veined with white ; a very beau- 
tiful variety. 3s. Gd. 
ANTONIO, throat cream colour, spotted with red at the base ; lobes broadly margined with 
bright carmine ; an exceedingly handsome and attractive flower. 3s. Gd. 
•BARON D’lTAJTJBA, large flower, beautifully spotted with violet, and each petal blotched 
with violet, the throat white, thickly spotted with lilac violet. 3s. Gd. 
•BARONNE D’lTAJUBA, large white flower, the lobes spotted with blue, rose throat, rayed and 
spotted with rosy carmine. 3s. Gd. 
•BELLE DE MEULAN, white tube and throat, purple violet lobes. 3s. Gd. 
BERESFORD, bright rose, mouth surrounded with dark crimson, and encircled with plum. 2s. Gd. 
BERGERONNETTE, upper part of the flower fine rose, the three lower lobes pure white. 2s. Gd. 
•BEWITCHING, pale lavender blue lobes ; white throat, densely freckled and spotted with 
amaranth. 3s. Gd. 
•CEDARO, bright blue lobes ; white throat, densely spotted and freckled with purplish crimson. 3s. Gd. 
•CEINTDRE D’H^B^!, lobes white, ribboned with lilac, and edged with white, throat cream- 
colour. 3s. Gd. 
CERISE VIOLET, blue, shaded with violet. 2s. Gd. 
COMTE DE GOMER, white throat, rayed with rosy lilac, lobes lilac. 3s. fld. 
•COMTESSE DE BARRAL, lobes white, maculated with violet blue, and tipped with rose, throat 
white, rayed and spotted with lilac rose. 2s. Gd. 
•COMTESSE DE NADAILLAC, pure white, of perfect form and good habit. 3s. Gd. 
CONCORD, light tube, and white throat, lobes bright blue, each of them marked with white in 
the centre. 3.?. Qd. 
•CORDON CELilSTE, white, with light blue band. 2s. fid. 
CORDON LAVANDE, beautiful creamy white, very delicate, with-a ribbon of lavender. 3s. Gd. 
•CORSAIR, lobes violet blue, the throat encircled with rich purple, base of the throat while, 
minutely and darkly spotted ; a richly coloured and handsome flower. 2s. Gd. 
DECISIVE, violet blue lobes, the mouth encircled with purple ; threat white, spotted with 
crimson. 3s. fid. 
•EMERADDE, flesh colour, spreading in well-defined pink zones to the lobes, which are of a clear 
lilac, veined with red, throat beautifully spotted. 3s. fid. 
•EMPEREUR DD BRASIL, tube and throat white, very lightly rayed and spotted with rosy 
carmine, lobes white, spotted with blue. A very free-flowering and beautiful variety. 2s, fid. 
