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crease of the sorts in cultivation, and hundreds 
have been sent out only to be thrown away. 
"We hold it, however, to be necessary that in 
all new subjects there should be some distin- 
guishing characteristic to render them admis- 
sible to good collections, and the distinguishing 
character ought to be a good one. There was 
a variety called Cyllindrica, remarkable for its 
small bright blooms, not a third of an inch 
long; it was grown for curiosity, but hardly 
for beauty. The newer one, Cyllindrica 
Major, is a remarkable variety, the blooms 
are scarcely half an inch long, the scarlet is 
intense, the sepals scarcely visible, and the 
corolla not much more so, the bloom is abund- 
ant, the habit fine, and although it does not 
possess any one of the acknowledged proper- 
ties of the Fuchsia, it is absolutely necessary 
from its singularity to form one in any good 
collection. Queen Victoria is one of the large 
coarse pale varieties, with a bright orange 
scarlet corolla; the outside or sepals are flesh- 
colour, approaching white, with the green not 
thoroughly bloomed out of them. They do 
not expand freely, but rather hang close to the 
corolla, yet opening just enough to show some 
of the brilliant colour beneath them; it will 
nevertheless make a bold grand-looking plant 
when well grown, beating into the back- 
ground Conspicua Arbore'a, which was pre- 
viously one of the favourites, but greatly in- 
ferior in the same way ; Conspicua Arborea 
being of a much worse habit, not so striking 
in colour, and blooming chiefly on the upper 
ends of the branches. St. Clair, which made 
more noise in its time than any other, from 
its being honoured with the sanction of the 
Horticultural Society, was only one of hundreds 
that had no real good quality about them, and 
Exoniensis the one patronized immediately 
afterwards, may be described as under: Flower 
large, sepals or petals reflexed, narrow, and 
red, corolla all exposed, purple when first 
opened, and going off to a crimson purple 
after it has been in the air a while. There- 
fore if a plant could be brought into flower 
all at once it would look fine for a short time, 
but become inconspicuous, and too much of a 
colour afterwards. There are many new ones 
coming out, but before any of these need be 
thought of for a young beginner, the follow- 
ing should be obtained. 
Globosa. — A small dwarf plant, pendulous 
habit, small globe-shaped flower of crimson, 
opening enough to show a purple corolla within, 
blooming very abundantly at the axils of all 
the leaves. 
Globosa Major. — A similar flower of much 
larger size, with all the characteristics, plant 
more robust, habit not so dwarf. 
Ilicartoni. — Pyramidical growing plant, of 
fine habit, dark foliage, with a brownish hue, 
flowers hang in oval drops, and the sepals a 
bright coral colour, opening quite horizontal, 
exposing the entire corolla," which is a dark 
purple, retaining its colour well till it drops or 
dies. 
Formosa Elegans. — Plant of robust habit, 
flowers crimson, sepals moderately broad, deep I y 
divided and reflexing, or turning up a little to 
show the inside surface, corolla purple and 
bloom abundant. 
Venus Victrix. — Pale flower, inclining to 
white, with occasional green tips, opening 
wide enough to show a bluish purple corolla, 
plant thin and quick growing, foliage small, 
and not much of it, inclined to go bare on the 
lower part of the branches, the corolla turns 
paler by exposure, and therefore there are to 
be found pale rosy purple as well as bluish 
purple corolla at the same time. 
Rosea Alba, Tricolor, and Enchantress. — 
Flowers of the same character, but inferior, 
the corolla being not so well contrasted with 
the sepals. 
Cyllindrica Major. — A plant of free habit, 
intensely prolific blossom, flowers tubular, 
about the size of the common Barberry, not so 
large as the flowers of Russellia Juncia, but 
of the most brilliant scarlet, equal to Verbena 
Miliudris, sepals and corolla of the same 
colour, but forming a pretty object. 
Curiosa. — Rosy flower, tubular, half the 
length of Fulgens, and proportionably small, 
divisions small, corolla small, and both of in- 
tense deep and bright green, abundant bloom, 
foot-stalks branching and standing out, flowers 
pendulous and every one flattened ; singular, 
but elegant habit of growth and bloom. 
Queen Victoria. — Pale sepals, almost white, 
flower large but not open, corolla bright 
scarlet, and though the sepals do not stand 
well out, the corolla is exposed enough to 
show the fine contrast; plant of robust habit, 
and foliage rather bold, but as yet no well- 
grown specimen has been exhibited. 
Fulgens. — Plant robust, foliage very large, 
blooms at the end of each branch in large 
bunches, which weigh down the shoot and 
open in succession, colour scarlet, tipped with 
green, as if only half bloomed, corolla same 
colour as the tube, which is two inches long, 
round, and rather trumpet-shaped at the 
mouth, though deeply indented. 
Corymbijiora. — A still more robust plant, 
coarser foliage, larger flower, much of the 
same proportion, but not so bright in colour, 
grows taller, and has a brownish hue on the 
leaves and stems as compared with Fulgens. 
Exoniensis. — Bold growing plant, crimson 
flower, sepals reflex, and expose the corolla 
well ; corolla is first crimson purple, but goes 
off paler, abundant bloomer, free grower, and 
not a bad habit. 
