THE FLORIST. 
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Before knowing of this circumstance, Mr. Veitch had purchased 
the stock under the name of Aitoni turgida; a very charming flower 
it is, and of excellent habit. From neither of the Vestita family 
have I ever obtained a seedling so good as the parent; though many 
were brilliant in colour, yet in habit and foliage they were infe¬ 
rior. Ardens I have repeatedly crossed with many varieties, but 
could never get away from it; the same results also attended Episto- 
mia, and Odora rosea, except two or three varieties of Suaveolens, 
not sufficiently distinct to propagate. From Gelida set with Bowie- 
ana may be obtained Intermedia; but, in general, the seedlings 
are the image of the mother ; Massoni, crossed with Infundibu- 
liformis, produced a very sweet heath named “ Newtoniensis,” 
compact in habit, with bright dense foliage, and flowers similar in 
form to Massoni, but with rosy purple tube, tipped with green, 
A fac simile to the foregoing bloomed the same summer, claiming 
paternity from Ewerana superba — rather a singular coincidence I 
thought. Another batch of most distinct and varied seedlings are 
now in the course of flowering, obtained from Tricolor coronata 
crossed with Depressa. The one I considered the most distinct of 
those that have as yet flowered, I placed in the hands of Messrs. 
Henderson, under the name of Laqueata lutea; the remarkable fea¬ 
ture about this flower is, that the tube, which is of medium length, 
and somewhat inflated in the centre, is most distinctly fluted, pre¬ 
senting rather a quadrangular appearance, lip small, colour a bronzish 
yellow, excellent habit and foliage; this will prove a very charming 
heath in a June collection. One plant from the same number has 
produced pure white flowers of similar character, but the plant not 
being in health, the lip did not expand. 
The seedling Nobilis in last month’s plate was raised from Tri¬ 
color splendens set wdth old Grandiflora; the flowers come some¬ 
times in a single whorl, but more frequently in a double, one measur¬ 
ing three and a half inches in diameter, tube slightly inflated, rose- 
colour at the base, shading off into a clear bright straw-colour or 
pale yellow: the greatest drawback is its aptitude to mildew. 
Ventricosa pregnans set with Massoni brought Magnifica (a 
misnomer) — not worth house-room. A very distinct and lovely 
Heath (not yet named) I obtained from the same mother, crossed 
with Depressa; the habit and foliage closely resembles Depressa, 
with clusters of smooth, glossy, rose-coloured flowers, as borne 
by the Ventricosa tribe ; the form in some degree resembles La¬ 
queata lutea. The next seedling I shall notice (also in Mr. Hen¬ 
derson’s collection) is named Regalis, and is one of the most strik¬ 
ing objects, when in bloom, I ever saw. I am sorry it is not in my 
power to give any authentic account of its parentage, the label hav¬ 
ing got displaced ; but, from its double and treble whorls, I have no 
doubt there is a dip of Vestita coccinea in it. Be that as it may, 
for profusion and great length of flower, brilliancy of colour, and 
robustness of growth, it is unequalled. 
The last of my productions that I shall mention is Grandis (see 
last month’s plate). No doubt Splendens may justly claim alliance 
