Old gardeners will remember a plant of the gesneraceous order called Streptocarpus Rhexi, which never had but one large leaf, the flowers from the base of this leaf ending in a curiously twisted long seed vessel. Mr. Watson, employed in the Kew Gardens, has produced a race between this and S. parviflora, and the numerous hybrids seem destined to great popularity. For the benefit of those who still cling to the exploded notion that hybrids are usually sterile, it may be well to note that these hybrids are very fertile.

We are sorry to note that the authorities of Kew allow these garden forms to go out under Latin names.