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GESNERIAS. 
The value of Gosnerias, as decorative plants, can scarcely be over-estimated. Most 
of them have rich velvet-like foliage, which, in the respective kinds, varies from green 
to crimson. If only grown for the foliage, they are very attractive, but, during the 
winter, they produce splendid pyramidal spikes of blossom, which are extremely 
handsome. Until recently, however, the principal colour was orange scarlet; now, 
resultant from hybridisation, there are various colours and shades ; added to which, 
the spotting on the flowers of some of the varieties is extremely pretty. 
ALBA LUTESCENS GRANDIFLORA, very large flowers, delicate cream oolour ; very 
distinct. 2s. 6 d. 
BICOLOR, coral tube, dark yellow throat and mouth. 2s. 6 d. 
CANARY, soft lemon, a distinct and desirable variety. 3s. 6 d. 
CERISE D’OR, surfaco of the tube cerise, throat and lobes golden yellow, netted and dotted with 
cerise ; a beautiful colour, and good habit. 3s. G d. 
CHROMATELLA, largo and well-expanded flower, clear yellow, fine foliage. Is. 
CHARLES RAES, very bright carmino, golden yellow throat, sprinkled with small carmine 
spots, fine compact pyramids of flowers. 2s. 6 d. 
CITRINA CORONATA, coral tube, throat and lobes pure citron, each lobe being spotted with 
vermilion; an admirable variety. 3s. <Sd. 
CLIETONI, very large lobes, half vermilion, half golden yellow, the whole flower covered with 
small crimson spots. 2s. 6 d. 
CYMOSA, clear rose, very handsome foliage. 2s. 6d. 
FULGENS, fine foliage and good habit, producing freely fine flowers of quite a novel colour — 
vermilion, with each lobe distinctly netted and barred with scarlet and white, which gives a very 
distinct and attractive character. 3s. 6 d. 
INTERESTING, surface of the tube deep salmon, interior of the lobes and throat yellow, 
minutely freckled with oinnamon. 3s. 6 d. 
JEWEL, the lobes of the flowers pure lemon oolour, with rich orange throat, a very free-blooming 
variety. 3s. 6 d. 
LEICHTLINI, pure yellow, margined with deep rose. 2s. 6 cl. 
LINDLEYANA, surface of the tube coral, throat and lobes golden yellow, regularly sprinkled 
with crimson. 2s. G d. 
LTXTEA PUNCTATISSIMA, very bright yellow, the throat spotted with vermilion. 2s. 6 d. 
MADAME A. LACOMBLiS, pure white, with rose netting, a charming variety. 2s. 6 d. 
MADAME PAUL BOUTEZ, very beautiful rosy white, densely spotted with amaranth, yellow 
throat, spotted with dark scarlet. 2s. G d. 
MADAME VAN HOUTTE, fine branching pyramids of flowers, very bright rose tube, white 
lobes, striped and spotted with carmine. 2s. 6 d. 
QUERCIFOLIA, dazzling vermilion flowers, fine distinct velvety foliage. 3s. (id. 
RADIANCY, orange scarlet, with yellow throat, richly marbled foliage. Is. 
REFULGENS, rich crimson foliage, flowers orange scarlet, throat yellow. Is. 
ROSE D’AMOTTR, rose, marbled and maculated with pure snow white, throat white, rayed and 
spotted with clear citron. 3s. 6 d. 
ROSEA PUNCTATISSIMA, vory deep rich rose, canary yellow throat. 2s. 6 il. 
SCEPTRE CERISE, very bright cerise vermilion, spotted with golden yellow, flowers produced in 
fine pyramidal branched spikes; magnificent bronzy foliage, covered with velvety crimson. 3s. 6 d. 
SCEPTRE CORAIL, fine pyramids of brilliant coral flowers, the mouth striped with canary 
yellow, rich velvety amaranth foliage. 3s. 6 d. 
SCEPTRE ROYAL, fine bronzy amaranth foliage, largely spotted with bright green, large coral 
flowers, citron throat, with spots of rich scarlet. 3s. (id. 
UNIVERSAL, flowers pure white, rich yellow throat ; an exceedingly pretty variety, producing 
its blossoms in fine pyramidal spikes. 3s. 6 d. 
