The pretty flowered AEschynanthus, AE. pulcher, is an epiphytal evergreen stove or warm greenhouse plant, belonging to the natural order Gesneraceae. It is a native of Java, and was discovered and introduced by Mr. Thomas Lobb, a collector in the employment of Messrs. Veitch & Son, of London, England, in 1845. It is a plant of trailing or drooping habit with slender stems, which show a tendency to root at almost every joint, and thick fleshy lanceolate leaves of a dark green color, which form a striking contrast with the bright scarlet flowers. When well-grown, this forms a plant of rare beauty, and it is a most profuse flowerer, blooming as it does throughout several of the summer months. The flowers are produced in axillary and terminal fascicles, in color of a rich vermilion scarlet, with a trace of yellow in the throat. This AEschynanthus is a plant of the easiest culture, if it can be given sufficient heat and moisture, and succeeds best when fastened upon a log and cultivated in the same manner as epiphytal orchids. It should be grown in a partially shaded situation, or where it will be shaded from the hot mid day sun. I have cultivated this plant in a very satisfactory manner, by procuring a block of wood about a foot in length and from 6 to 9 inches in diameter.

At one end a shallow hole is excavated, about 3 inches in depth and 3 or 4 in diameter; this is filled with sphagnum moss, on this the plant is placed, its roots covered with moss and the whole securely fastened to the log by means of copper wire; this block is then suspended from the rafters of the greenhouse, and the plant treated as above advised. This AEschynanthus should be given a temperature of not less than 580 during the winter months, and care should be used as to watering, yet do not permit the plant to become absolutely dry. During the summer the plant should be given a liberal supply. Propagation is effected by cuttings of the half-ripened wood, placed in sand in gentle heat; when rooted, pot off into 3-inch pots (well-drained) of fine chopped fresh moss and place in heat; and when the small plants have made a considerable growth, place in blocks as advised above.

The generic name is derived from "aischuno," to be ashamed, and "anthus," a 'flower; but one cannot understand why this term should be applied to this handsome class of plants, as all of them are deserving of a prominent place in all choice collections. Queens, N. Y.