sery, in 1835. It has been cultivated in Scotland, both in 
the open ground and in the greenhouse. In the former it 
lives, but unfortunately does not thrive, and will never be 
ornamental, unless, perhaps on a good wall, and well pro- 
tected in winter. In the latter situation it is most luxuriant, 
but has produced no fruit with us. It first flowered in 
February, 1837, and will probably exhibit a long succes- 
sion of blossoms. 
[In the South of England, this splendid plant bears the 
wiuters with impunity, and in Devonshire and the Isle of 
Wight, fully authorises the generic name given to it by the 
learned Sonanver (Flower of Glory). It was discovered by 
Sir Josep Banxs in New Zealand, in the northern interior, 
in 1769, and again by the Missionaries in 1831. Mr. Curtis, 
who has raised numerous plants of it at his extensive nursery 
grounds at Glazenwood, has been furnished with the follow- 
Ing particulars respecting its introduction, &c., to this 
country, by Mr. Vaux of Ryde, Isle of Wight, where the 
plant grows luxuriantly, and blossoms freely in the open 
air without the slightest protection.“ Mr. Ricaarp Davis, 
Missionary Catechist at New Zealand, sent the seed of 
CuiantTuus puniceus to the Rey. Joun Nogie Coiman, 5, 
Terrace, Ryde, who sowed it as soon as it was received in 
the autumn of 1831. In the following spring, Mr. Conman 
had several fine plants. In the autumn of 1832 some of the 
plants had indications of blossoms forming, and in the 
spring, or rather summer of 1833, they flowered most beau- 
tifully, and produced seed-vessels, one of which was for- 
warded to the London Horticultural Society, and engraved 
in the Transactions of that valuable body. ‘The propaga- 
tion is extremely simple. Cuttings strike readily under a 
hand-glass in any soil ; indeed, where any bud of the grow- 
ing plant touches the ground, it will take root like a 
Mimuvus, or like Versena Melindres. The cuttings appear 
to succeed equally well, whether stripped off or clean cut 
out under a joint, and I have not found any difference as to 
ripened or green shoots.” The native name of the plant, 
according to Mr. Cunnincuam, is Kowaingutu-Kaka, ot 
Parrot’s-bill. Ep.] ; 
Descr. Stem shrubby. Bark cracked, but otherwise 
smooth, round. Branches diffused, green, glabrous, slightly 
angled. Leaves alternate, pinnated, with an odd leaflet ; 
common petiole round, with a slender furrow above, taper 
ing to the apex, pinne ten to twelve pairs, nearly sessile, 
alternate towards the apex of the leaf, subopposite below, 
largest 
