November 6, 1881. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
889 
bright purplish blue, with a clearly defined white throat, and 
they have a very distinct appearance, owing to the corolla 
being flatter and more shallow than the majority of the forms 
best known in gardens. As it is very free, and the colour is 
and hybrids form an attractive margin to the paths in the 
succulent house. 
We understand that Mr. Watson has already crossed this speciea 
with the fine hybrid he succeeded in raising several years ago 
FIG. 76.—STREPTOCARPUS GALPINI. 
so bright, it will prove of considerable horticultural value 
either for culture in pots or for planting out in an intermediate 
temperature. At Kew the numerous Streptocarpus varieties 
namely, S. Watsoni—and it is probable that another equally valu¬ 
able race will be obtained. A coloured plate and full botanical 
description will shortly appear in the “ Botanical Magazine.’ 
