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none to put on them ; consequently, in the other beds, Lobelia, 

 Poa trivialis argentea, Perilla, Tropseolums, etc., all died of drouo-ht 

 and excessive heat; even plants of Arabis and Cerastium were 

 killed. 



The Arctotis is not spoiled by flowering ; it is always close and 

 compact, the roots at the points keep it pegged down (it is the same 

 height as Lobelia speciosa) ; it does not flower very freely, but the 

 flowers are excellent for bouquets, being large and handsome, cream 

 colour, with black centres ; its stems are white. N. C. 



NEW PLANTS. 



RANTHEMUM ASPERSUM, SpecJcled-flowered Eranthemum {Bot Mag., 

 t. 5711). — Acanthaceffi. A beautiful stove shrub sent from the Solomoa 

 Islands by Mr, John Veitch, and flowered at Kew in March last. It is 

 of slender habit, with ovate leaves of dark green colour, and flowers 

 which diff'er from those of other species in the straight, slender, corolla 

 tube, white limb, speckled with purple, and one lobe almost wholly purple, giving 

 the flower the appearance of an orcliid. 



Stroph.a^thus capexsis, South African Strophanthus {Bot. Mag.^ t. 5713). 

 — Apocyneoe. A handsome evergreen climber, admirably suited for a conservatory 



XBANTHEMUM ASPBBSU&I. 



STEOPHANTHUS CAPBNSIS, 



wall or pillar. The leaves are two to three inches long, and a half to two-thirds or 

 an inch broad; flowers in terminal cymes, corolla lobes ligulate from a broad base, 

 bright yellow, with dark orange spots at the base. An interesting and valuable 

 acquisition. 



LoNiCERA Standishii, StatidisKs SonegsucMe {Bot. Mag., t. 6709) . — Capri- 

 foliacere. A twiggy deciduous shrub, with small Avhite fragrant flowers, which are 

 produced early in the year — a companion plant to the now well known L. fragran,' 

 tissima, and in general characters resembling that species. 



