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anthers ; the other three are shorter, and instead of anthers 

 have each five or six yellow slender thread-like glands, with 

 globular heads. Style the length of the stamens, deep blue, 

 and curved at the point. When the anthers have burst, 

 they gradually approach the style, which rolls up with them 

 as soon as they come in contact, and is followed by the petals 

 slowly curling at the edges, and collapsing around the whole. 

 Ovarium roundish oblong, apparently three-celled." 



The foregoing note has been sent up from Carclew to 

 Sir C. Lemon. I do not find any described species with 

 which the plant can be identified. 



97. FUCHSIA cylindracea. 



F cylindracea ; foliis obovatis obsolete dentatis glabris, petiolis levissim& pube- 

 scentibus, pedicellis capillaribus solitariis unifloris, calycibus cylindraceis 

 4-dentatis, petalis planis bilobis calycis laciniis brevioribus, antheris biseriatis 

 sessilibus inclusis. 



A pretty new species of Fuchsia, raised from Mexican 

 seeds presented to the Horticultural Society by George 

 Barker, Esq. of Birmingham. It belongs to the same set as F. 

 microphylla and thymifolia, and has cylindrical deep scarlet 

 flowers, about half an inch long ; on very slender stalks, an 

 inch and a half in length. 



98. BRAVOA geminiflora. 

 Llexarc. et Llalav. nov. veg. descr. I. p. 6. 



" For the introduction of this handsome plant we are in- 

 debted to Mr. John Rule, Superintendant of the Real del 

 Monte Mines in Mexico, from whom it was received by Sir 

 Charles Lemon, Bart. M.P. in March 1838, and flowered in 

 the stove at Carclew, a few weeks after its arrival. 



" Hoot a small fleshy, roundish-oblong tuber, perennial. 

 Leaves 3-5 or more, nearly erect, linear-lanceolate, acute, not 

 spreading flat, but somewhat revolute at the margin ; from 

 six to eight inches long ; and about one-fourth of an inch 

 broad, quite smooth, of a bright shining green, spotted with 

 pink at the base. Stem jointed, erect, round and hard, 

 issuing from the centre of the leaves, and attaining to from 

 nine inches to a foot in height. Its colour, as well as that 



