. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. HOT-HOUSE OR STOVE PLANTS. 25 G. gracillima—of this species its introducer says, "It is one of the grandest and most remarkable flowering plants of recent ; The leaves are linear- lanceolate, toothed at the edges and deep green; the flowers are pr oduced from the axils of the leaves, com- posed of eight large petals, and measuring four inches across, the colour being a rich rose, the tube yel- low, and the numerous anthers deep purple. Sum- mer months. Columbia. G. pterocarpa —leaves ob- ovate acumi - nate, slightly toothed at th
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. HOT-HOUSE OR STOVE PLANTS. 25 G. gracillima—of this species its introducer says, "It is one of the grandest and most remarkable flowering plants of recent ; The leaves are linear- lanceolate, toothed at the edges and deep green; the flowers are pr oduced from the axils of the leaves, com- posed of eight large petals, and measuring four inches across, the colour being a rich rose, the tube yel- low, and the numerous anthers deep purple. Sum- mer months. Columbia. G. pterocarpa —leaves ob- ovate acumi - nate, slightly toothed at the edges, deep green; flowers large and pure white. Sum- mer months. French Gui- ana. G. urceolata— Leaves ob- ovatelanceo- late and acu- minate, deep greeu ; flow- ers about six inches in diameter; pe- tals creamy- white ; the interior of the flowers suffused with rose anthers yel low. Sum mer months French Gui ana. Guzman- ilia. — A small family of the Pine- apple order, requiring the same general treatment as JEchmea— which see (page 57, Vol. III.). Besides the one here descrihed, other good kinds are erythro- lepis, grandis, Reyince, &c. Stove. G. tricolor.—Leaves arranged in a rosulate manner, sheathing at the "base, "bright light green, the whole plant having a beautiful vase-like appearance; the spike rises from the centre of the plant a foot or. MlTBIOSTIGMA AXILLARE (GARDENIA CITRI0D0RA) more high ; flowers pure white, enveloped in bracts, with scarlet apex, the lower ones pale green, streaked with purplish-black, and tipped with red. Summer months. West Indies, &c. Helico- nia.— These are extremely- ornamental plants either in or out of flower; they belong to the order Musa- cece, and re- quire con- siderable space to de- velop their beauties. Pot in loam, peat, and well- decomposed manure, in about equal parts, drain well, and wa- ter freely. Stove. H. aureo- striata—hav- ing somewhat the habit of Musa chinen- sis; the broad leaves ar
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