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they may be left to bloom : after that is over, they may be 
stored away in any dry place, secure from frost, until again 
wanted. 
Achimenes longflora, introduced by the Horticultural Society 
of London from Guatemala, in 1841, has been figured and de¬ 
scribed, and its cultivation recommended, in this Journal, and 
therefore need not be repeated here ; but, in order to have a 
good succession of bloom, some tubers should be started, to 
grow as early as the beginning of February, and some as late as 
the end of April, by which means they may be had in bloom 
from June to November; and I would here guard the amateur 
(for whom this is chiefly intended) against a bad variety that is 
in cultivation. If the foliage is of a light green on the under 
side, that variety is not worth growing, from its being so shy to 
flower ; the best kind having always a red tinge on the lower 
side of the leaf. 
Achimenes rosea. — This is a very pretty species sent out by 
the Horticultural Society, about the same time as the preceding 
one. The treatment recommended for A. coccmea will apply to 
this, except that, like all the other recently imported species, 
it appears very impatient of much heat. 
Achimenes pedunculata. — This species was introduced from 
Guatemala in 1840. Although less beautiful than some other 
of the species, it is still well deserving cultivation. The tubers 
of this should be at once placed in the soil, it being a stronger¬ 
growing kind than the preceding, and must be frequently stopped 
in its early growth, or it will become tall and unsightly: sub¬ 
sequent treatment the same as recommended for the others. 
Achimenes grandijlora. —This, the most handsome of the 
whole genus, reached this country, from Ghent, in 1842; it is a 
native of Mexico ; culture the same as that recommended for 
A. coccinea. It, like all the others, requires a slight shading to 
preserve its blossoms. 
Achimenes multiflora. — This species is a native of Brazil: it 
was introduced in 1842, and is still scarce. It is somewhat like 
Sinningia guttata , with the edge of the corolla prettily fringed : 
cultivation same as above. 
Achimenes hirsuta. — This species is a native of Guatemala, 
and arrived in this country amongst some orchidese that were 
purchased by Messrs. Henderson, of Pine Apple Place. It has 
the robust habit o ipedunculata ; its flowers are double the "size 
