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Dr Graham's List of Rare Plants. 



liis sparsis, lanceolato-spathulatis, 

 inciso-serratis, concavis, decurren- 

 tibns ; corymbis (demum spicis) 

 axillaribus terminalibusque versus 

 fines ramuolrum congestis. 



Descbipt. — Root perennial, fibrous. 

 Stem somewhat angular, procum- 

 bent, brown, branched. Branches 

 scattered, spreading, green. Leaves 

 lanceolate - spathulate, inciso - ser- 

 rated, concave, smooth, obscurely 

 veined, decurrent, serratures acute. 

 Flowers small, fetid, numerous, in 

 flattish corymbs, afterwards elon- 

 gated into ovato-cylindrical spikes, 

 which are axillary and terminal, 

 and collected at the extremities of 

 the branches. Pedicels in the axils 

 of small, pointed, green bracteas, 

 and equal to them in length. Cali/,r 

 5-parted, segments equal, pointed, 

 at first appUed to the tube of the 

 corolla, afterwards spreading. Co- 

 rolla white or pale pink, with two 

 rows of deep reddish-purple spots 

 on the inside of the limb at its 

 base, marcescent ; limb 5-parted, 

 segments pointed, and slightly bent 

 back, three middle segments near- 

 ly parallel, the two lateral ones 

 spreading ; tube cleft to the base, as 

 long as tlie segments of the calyx. 

 Filaments as long as the tube of the 

 corolla, nearly colourless. Tube of 

 anthers dark leaden-coloured, half 

 the length of the filaments, with 

 two spreading awns at the apex ; 

 style purple, as long as the stamens ; 

 stigma very small. 



The specific name I have adopted, 

 was suggested by Dr Hooker, and 

 is that under which, it is believed, 

 he will presently figure the plant 

 in his excellent Exotic Flora, a 

 work which has certainly no equal 

 among those in course of publica- 

 tion in Britain. 



Lonicera flexuosa. 



Lotus decumbens. 



Sm. Engl. Flor — L. minor^ Bishop, 

 in Edin. Phil. Journal, Jan. 1826. 

 This plant we had from Mr Bishop 

 himself, an*^ I cannot hesitate in 



considaring it the L. decumbens of 

 Smith. 



Magnolia grandiflora. 

 Flowered freely on the open wall. 



Martynia proboscidea. 



The se^ds were brought from Mexico 

 by Mr Mair, and the plant is ripen- 

 ing fruit. 



Musa sapientum. 



Nelumbium speciosum. 



Nicotiana vincaeflora. 



Nymphaga alba, var. canadensis. 



This is easily distinguished from the 

 European plant by the longer di- 

 visions of the stigma, by the very 

 unequal calyx ; by the outer petals 

 being green on the outside ; and 

 by the rounded overlapping lobes 

 of the leaves. 



A Nuphar from Canada also flowered 

 in the pond this season. It seem-, 

 ed certainly new ; but no memo- 

 randa having been taken at the 

 time, little can be said except that 

 the flowers very nearly resembled 

 the JV. advena, while the habit of 

 the plant was that of the JV. lutea ; 

 the leaves are not raised above the 

 surface of the water. 



Both these plants were presented to 

 the Botanic Garden by the Coun- 

 tess of Dalhousie, and both flower- 

 ed in July. 



Persoonia lanceolata. 



Polygala affinis. 



Pycnostachys coerulea. 



Ruellia strepens. 



Spatalla bracteata. 



Staxjhys angustifolia. 



Thunbergia alata. 



■ angulata. 



Valeriana alliarifolia. 



Yucca filamentosa. 



Zephyranthes rosea. 



In the last Number of this Journal, two species of Conosper- 

 mum were erroneously stated to have been sent by Mr Fraser 

 from New South Wales. We owe the possession of them to 

 the often experienced liberality of Mr Aiton. 



