THE FLORIST. 
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FUCHSIA SPECTABILIS. 
The subject of our present illustration was introduced into 
this country by Messrs. Yeitch and Son of Exeter, through 
their collector, Mr. Lobb. It has been called by Dr. Lind- 
ley “ the queen of Fuchsias,” and by Sir William Hooker 
“ the handsome Fuchsia.” In the Gardeners’ Chronicle of the 
13th ult., it is spoken of in the following terms :—“ This is 
probably, upon the whole, the finest species yet known. The 
flowers are a deep crimson, the petals flat and bright rich red, 
the stigma very large, and pure white, the effect of which is 
to render its own fairness fairer, and the richness of its rosy 
bed richer. The leaves are broad, oblong, very firm, and a 
dark velvety green, although they have scarcely any hairs. 
“ In the first instance, we supposed it to be the same as 
Fuchsia loxensis of Humboldt and Bonpland, of which dried 
specimens, bearing the same number as the seeds from which 
it was raised, were received by Messrs. Yeitch; Sir William 
Hooker, has, however, favoured us with a sight of this plant, 
collected by Seeman, at Pambo de Yierba buena, in the Andes 
of Cuenca ; and we agree with him in regarding it a distinct and 
hitherto unnoticed species. It would seem that Mr. Lobb’s 
seeds, by some error, do not correspond with his dried speci¬ 
mens. It is certainly a magnificent thing; quite the queen 
of Fuchsias.” 
To the above excellent account of this fine Fuchsia, we 
have nothing to add, save the following memoranda, which 
have been kindly furnished us by Messrs. Yeitch :-—“ This 
magnificent species was raised by us in June 1847, from seeds 
sent us by Mr. William Lobb, who detected it growing at an 
elevation of between four and five thousand feet, in the Andes 
of Cuenca, Peru; he at once considered it to be a perfectly 
new and undescribed species, and in this supposition he proves 
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