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Aérides affine, but it is nevertheless so entirely distinct in 
other respects that it is unnecessary to contrast the species. 
In its habit it is stiff and erect, the leaves being only five 
inches long, while the racemes are more than double the 
length. Mr. Jones, the skilful gardener at Norton, is unfor- 
tunately unable to give me any account of the native country 
of the plant, but it doubtless comes from the ‘gorgeous 
east.’ I am not aware of its existing in any other collec- 
tion.”—J. B. 
117. FUCHSIA cordifolia. Bentham pl. Hartweg. p, 74. no. 528. 
Among the many novelties introduced by the Horticul- 
tural Society is another new Fuchsia, called the ‘‘heart-leaved” 
by Mr. Bentham, which although less beautiful than F. fulgens 
and corymbiflora is a very striking plant, its habit being much 
better than that of either. It has a robust branched stem, 
which gives it a compact bushy appearance ; the leaves are 
broad and deep green, whilst the stems are red, and the 
pendulous flowers arefully two inches long, produced singly, with 
the tube scarlet, and the tips of the calyx and petals greenish 
yellow. The expectations entertained of it were rather 
disappointed when the first blooms were produced ; but 
those which succeeded gained more colour, and the original 
plant in the Society's Garden is acquiring a very beautiful 
appearance. It will probably be a good species for crossing. 
Mr. Hartweg found it on the volcano of Xetuch, just below 
the peak, at the elevation of 10,000 feet above the sea. 
118. PHILADELPHUS mevicanus. Schlechtendahl in the Linnea, vol. 13. 
p. 418. Bentham Plant. Hartweg, p. 61. no. 458. 
A new hardy shrub, sent from Mexico by Mr. Hartweg, 
who found it at the farm called the Hacienda del Carmen. 
The specimen before me is little more than a foot high, grows 
upright, with slender branches, which are hairy when young. 
The leaves are small, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, slightly 
downy, and rather coarsely serrated. The flowers, which are 
large and cream-coloured, are terminal, solitary, and delight- 
fully fragrant. From its neatness and compactness this 
will probably become a favourite flower for forcing. 
