Plate 85 . 
HIBISCUS {Rosa sinensis) PUNICEUS. 
We have already figured, several of the varieties of this showy tribe, which have been 
lately introduced amongst us, and which are so admirably adapted for large stoves ; and the 
present one will, we are confident, he equally a favourite with those who admire richness of 
colouring and freshness of foliage. 
Mr. Bull, to whom we are indebted for the opportunity of figuring it, thus describes it ; — 
“ Hibiscus {r. s.) puniceus is a very attractive stove plant, of a remarkably dense and close 
growing habit, as compared with others of the same well-known showy genus. The leaves 
are shortly and broadly ovate, of a deep green colour, with an irregular toothed margin ; the 
flowers are double, three inches across, and the wavy petaloid bodies which form their close 
centre are almost two inches in depth, and have a very elegantly crisped appearance ; the 
colour is a bright dense crimson, so that the blossoms are very attractive. It is one of the 
many importations from the South Sea Islands.” 
As we have already, when figuring the other species, alluded to the method of 
cultivation, we have now hut little to add ; the whole family presents but little difficulty in 
tins matter, and it makes an additional recommendation to those who desire to obtain a good 
effect with little trouble. 
Plate 86. 
ARISTOLOCHIA FLORIBUNDA. 
Amongst the many curious and beautiful stove climbers with which our gardens have 
been enriched of late years, the genus Aristolochia has furnished many remarkable plants ; 
some notable for their gigantic size, and others for their curious markings. One, which was 
introduced a few years ago by Mons. Linden of Brussels, A. Ducltarteri, was most singularly 
marked, looking almost like a piece of printed calico ; and it is to the same zealous 
horticulturist that we are indebted for tbe plant now figured, or rather to his predecessor at 
Ghent, M. Amhroise Verscbaffelt. 
Aristolochia forihimda has two qualities to recommend it, it is of a smaller habit than 
many of its congeners, and it flowers with a profusion that amply justifies the specific name 
it has received. It will be seen that the flowers have a centre of a yellowish-white ground ; 
the limb has a purplish-red ground, with yellowish mottled markings, and. the centre is of a 
clear yellow. Doubtless it is one of the most beautiful of the genus. It was lately 
exhibited by Mr. Muller at one of the meetings of the Eoyal Horticultural Society, and 
received a first-class certificate. 
The stove Aristolocliias are all strong growing and easily managed plants. Some of them, 
indeed, for their great size, are only suitable for very large places, where their large 
handsome heart-shaped leaves and fine flowers make a grand display. They require to he 
grown in a mixture of loam and peat, and to be kept at a temperature of from 65° to 80° in 
summer, and in winter from 55° to 60°. They are easily propagated by cuttings of the fine 
wood placed in sand, in heat, under a bell-glass, and when rooted potted off* in the compost 
already named as suitable for growing them in. 
