Dr Graham's List of Rare Plants, 175 



almost halberd shape, and their beaks are nearly equal to their own 

 length. The anthers are crowded on the lower side of the scales, and 

 are generally connected in threes or fours. 



Dracaena obtecta. 



I), obtecta ; arborea, foliis lanceolatis, acutis muticis, basi dilatatis, confertis, 

 planis, panicula terminali composita, folia superiora aequanti, congesta, 

 ramis elongatis ascendentis, floribus sparsis, bracteis integerrimis, su* 

 perioribus minoribus. 



Description Stem round, scarred by the separation of the leaves, 12 



feet high. Leaves crowded at the top, and would probably have re- 

 mained on a great part of the stem, had they not been cut off for 

 want of room, lanceolate, acuminate, but without mucro, attenuated 

 towards the base, but then dilated, and stem clasping, thickened along 

 the middle, nerves numerous, slender, parallel ; a large bud is formed 

 in the axil of each leaf, but proves abortive, excepting near the top, 

 and at the period of flowering, when several offsets split the leaves, 

 in the axils of which they spring, and pushing through, appear on the 

 lower side. Panicle terminal, large, crowded, compound, scarcely ex- 

 ceeding in height the tip of the upper leaves. Bractece situated at 

 the origin of each branch of the panicle, resembling miniature leaves, 

 quite entire, becoming smaller and smaller upwards in the panicle: 

 at the lower branches of the panicle there are two, *one large and 

 below the branch, the other much smaller and above it. Flowers ses- 

 sile, numerous, scattered, and highly perfumed. Corolla 6-parted, re- 

 volute, afterwards approximating at the apex, and withering. Filaments 

 subulate, revolute ; antliers small, green ; pollen yellow. Germen ovate, 

 green, trilocular ; style somewhat tapering upwards to the S-cleft stigma. 

 Every part of the flower except the germen and anthers pure white. 



This plant was raised from seeds sent by Mr Eraser in 1820 from New 

 Holland, without name, or any statement of the particular district from 

 whence it was obtained. It grows vigorously when placed in a large tub 

 with rich soil. The'specimen which has flowered was at first kept in the 

 stove, but for two years has been in the greenhouse. A specimen plant- 

 ed in the open border is scarcely alive. 



Dryas integrifolia. 



Liparia sphaerica. 



villosa. 



Lomatia longifolia. 



Magnolia cordata. 



Flowered in May on the open wall, in a sheltered situation. 



Omalanthus populifolius. 



O. pupulifolius ; frutex erectus ; caule deliquescenti ; foliis sparsis, deltoid 

 deo-rhomboideis, acuminatis, integerrimis, subtus albidis, margine cal» 

 losis ; stylo bifido, segmentis revolutis, stigmatibus terminalibus obli- 

 quis, germine lenticulari. 



Description Stem erect, round, red on the side next to the light, green 



and spotted with red on the other, about seven feet to the first branches. 

 Branches proceeding from a point, equal in size, and leaving no leading 

 shoot, every subdivision taking place in the same way ; number of 

 branches proceeding fro«ni one point various, but very commonly three. 

 Leaves soft, pendulous, deltoideo-rhomboid, with a red callous edge, acu- 

 minate, upper surface bright green and dull, lower white ; while decay- 

 ing the whole becomes beautimlly red ; middle rib red and strong, with 

 many oblique straight veins proceeding from it to the edge of the leaf, 

 and united by many small transverse, somewhat reticulated secondary 

 veins. Petiole red, somewhat channelled, nearly as long as the leaf, ha- 

 ving a concave gland projecting forwards from its point of union with 

 the leaf. Buds mclosed in large, pointed, convolute sheaths. Racemes 



