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Vestita coccinea, with the former of which it 
accords in foliage and manner of growth, while 
the flowers somewhat resemble the latter, both 
in form and colour, and are produced in 
whorled heads at the ends of the shoots. It 
appears to flower in the autumn and winter 
months, and has manifested a disposition to 
bloom in an exceedingly dwarf state. 
Franciscea Hydrangeiformis, PoJd. 
(Hydrangea-like Franciscea.) — A coarse-look- 
ing stove plant, with large, rough, oblong-oval 
leaves : the flowers are produced in loose 
heads, at the ends of the shoots, and resemble 
those of the old F. Uniflora, but are not 
scented, as in that species. It is a native of 
Brazil. 
Franciscea Pohliana, Hooker. (Pohl's 
Franciscea.) — A small upright, branching 
shrub, with purplish stems, and elliptic lance- 
shaped leaves, covered with hairs on both their 
surfaces ; the flowers are in loose terminal 
heads, roundish, somewhat resembling those 
of the small Periwinkle, and of a pale violet- 
colour. It requires the temperature of the 
stove. 
Gesnera Gardneri, Hooker. (Mr. Gard- 
ner's Gesnera.) — An erect-growing herbaceous 
stove plant, introduced from the Organ Moun- 
tains of Brazil. It has opposite, fleshy, ellip- 
tical pointed leaves, strongly serrated, rather 
downy, and borne on short stalks : the 
flowers are produced singly in the axils : they 
are about an inch long, tubular, with five 
short, round, spreading segments, slightly 
downy, and of a handsome light scarlet- 
colour. The leaves, which are said to have 
some resemblance to those of a narrow-leaved 
elm, are marked with prominent veins, beneath. 
Gloxinia Speciosa, Var. Magnifica. Lind- 
ley. — This variety, and the three following 
ones, have been raised along with many 
others, from the seeds of G. Speciosa rubra, 
fertilized with Sinningia Guttata, by Mr. 
Carton, gardener at Sion-house. The colour 
of the flower is a deep flesh-colour, or pink, 
with a pink tube, and white throat ; and it is 
said to possess a strong and erect habit of 
growth. 
Gloxinia Speciosa, Var. Insignis. Lind- 
ley. — This variety has a pink tube, with the 
spreading segments, or limb, nearly white, the 
upper portion being shaded with the colour of 
the tube, and the throat assuming a bluish 
tinge. 
Gloxinia Speciosa, Yar. Bicolor. Lind- 
ley. — This is a deep bluish purple variety, 
the throat of the flower being whitish, and 
the upper part of the limb edged with white. 
Gloxtnia Speciosa, Var. Cartoni. Lind- 
foy. — This is a finer variety than any of the 
preceding. It is a large full-formed flower, 
of good substance : the throat and the margin 
are both white, the rest of the flower being 
deep pink, increasing in its intensity near the 
mouth of the tube. It is a very fine variety. 
Gloxinia Speciosa, Var. Rosea Alba, 
(of gardens.) — A hybrid obtained by Mr. 
Rendle of Plymouth, between G. Specio a 
rubra, and G. Candida. It has handsome pale 
rosy flowers, with a white throat, and pos- 
sesses a dwarf habit of growtb. 
GompiirenaPulchella, Marthts. (Pretty 
Globe- Amaranth.) — The appearance of this 
plant is something like the well-known Globe 
Everlasting, which has for years been culti- 
vated in our hot-houses ; the heads of flowers 
are larger, and the colour is paler, but of a 
brighter cast, and instead of owing its beauty, 
as that species does, to the coloured bracteas, the 
flowers of this kind are much longer than the 
bracteas, giving the plant a somewhat different 
character. It is apparently an annual, and 
has been introduced from Monte Video, by 
Messrs. Veitch, with whom it flowered in the 
month of July. The leaves are opposite, 
lance-shaped, and very acute, and the lively 
rose-coloured flowers are produced at the end 
of every branch. The habit of the entire 
plant is erect. 
Habrothamnus Cyaneus, Lindley. (Blue 
Habrothamnus.) — A half-hardy sub-shrubby 
plant, growing from four to six feet high, 
and producing at the ends of its branches its 
numerous clusters of half-pendant, tubular 
violet-blue blossoms; the leaves are ovate-ob- 
long and wavy, and covered with greyish 
down, which gives them an hoary appearance. 
It is a native of Yangana, nearLoxa. Although 
probably not hardy enough to endure our 
winters unprotected, the colour of its blossoms 
renders it an acquisition, even though it re- 
quired green-house treatment. It flowers in 
August and September. Probably it may be 
useful as an out-door plant in the summer 
months. 
Habrothamnus ~PvR?u~R~E'Cs,Lindley. (Pur- 
ple flowered Habrothamnus.) — This rather 
coarse-looking plant, seems to have been 
introduced from Mexico by some of the Bel- 
gian nurserymen. It is a soft-wooded, sub- 
shrubby plant, with rather large oval-pointed 
leaves, the midrib and veins of which are 
red; and the ends of the shoots are adorned 
by cymes (bunches) of reddish purple or car- 
mine flowers, almost in shape resembling 
some of the swollen tube-flowered heaths. It 
should be grown in a green- house, where it 
attains about the size of a large Pelargonium: a 
close confined atmosphere, and an elevated 
temperature, induce a straggling habit in these 
plants, which is by no means agreeable ; and 
the flowers always are of an inferior colour, 
under such circumstances. Less ornamental 
than H. Fasciculatus, 
