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NEW PLANTS. 



flYOPHORBE amaricaulis {Flore des Serves, t. 1704). — Palmae. An 

 erect growing ornamental stove palm, having its petioles and rachises 

 red. The column, which attains about sixty feet in height, is roundish, 

 and the fronds are pinnate, with distant alternate much acuminate 

 segments, bordered by a reddish line. Native of the Mascaren 

 Islands. 



Rubus rosjEfolius {Flore des Serves, t. 1714). — Rosacea?. An interesting 

 stove shrub, with spiny stems, pinnate leaves, and white flowers, succeeded by bril- 

 liant scarlet fruit as lsrge as that of the raspberry. Native of the Mauritius. 



Rudgea macrophylla {Flore des Serves, t. 1720-1.) — Chinchonacea:. A noble 

 stove shrub. It grows six to eight feet high, with very large leaves, a foot to a 

 foot and a half long, and of a deep green. The flowers are pure white, larger than, 

 but not unlike, those of the orange. The plant flowers freely in the young state. 

 " The magnificent heads of flowers," observes M. Van Houtte, "very large, and of 

 a snow-white, would dethrone in nuptial ceremonies the hlossoms of the orange if 

 they only had its sweet aroma." Native of Brazil. 



Viburnum plicatum tomentosum {Neerl Plant., t. 51). — Caprifoliaceas. This 

 deciduous shrub is the V. tomentosum of Thunberg, and of Siebold and Zuccarini, 

 but is referred by Miquel to V. plicatum. It is very inferior to the plant cultivated 

 underlie latter name. 



Poa trivialis fol. albo-vittatis {Flore des Sevres, t. 1695). — Graminacea?. 

 A very elegant dwarf perennial grass, forming dense tufts of erect leaves, margined 

 with pure white. A very useful decorative plant when grown in pots under glass. 



Antigonon leptopus {Gavd. Chvon., 1868, p. 654). — PolygonaceaB. A beau- 

 tiful climbing plant, introduced from Nicaragua by Mr. Bull, with deep rose-coloured 

 flowers, where it covers nearly every bush, and blooms so profusely that there is 

 scarcely a leaf to be seen. 



Dendrobium lasioglossum {Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 682). — Orchidaceae. A 

 charming Dendrobe, introduced from Burmah by Messrs. Veitch and Sons. The 

 flowers are white, with purplish streaks on the lip. 



Dendrobium Devonianum, var. rhodoneurum {Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 682). 

 — Orchidaceaj. A fine variety of this beautiful species, introduced from Moulmein 

 by Messrs. Veitch and Sons. It has rather a slender habit, and the flowers are 

 prettily veined with purplish violet. 



Odontoglossum nee-ulosum, var. Pattisonianum {Gavd. Chvon., 1868, p. 710). 

 — Orchidaceas. A grand variety of 0. nebulosum, with large pure white flowers. 



Odontoglossum Cervantesii var. {Gavd. Chron., 1S68, p. 710). This is a 

 white variety, with chocolate-brown streaks both on the sepals and petals, and 

 brown dots on the litnb of the lip. 



Biglandularia coNSPicuA {Gavd. Chvon., 1868, p. 736). — Gesneraceae. This 

 plant is the first representative of a new genus of Gesneraceaa, introduced from 

 Brazil by Mr. Bull. It grows about a foot high, with ovate-oblong hirsute leaves 

 and yellow flowers, the lower part of the inside of the tube being lined with rosy 

 purple. 



DiPLADENii Amosxa. — Apocynacea?. — An hybrid, between D. splendens and D. 

 amabilis. A grand stove shrub of a scandent habit, with foliage similar to D. cras- 

 sinoda. The flowers are large, of a beautiful rose colour, and produced in the 

 greatest abundance. A noble addition to the stove. 



Eucodonia n.&glioides lilacinella {Flore des Sevres, t. 1757-8). — Gesne- 

 racese. A charming stove perennial, with hold cordate leaves, and an erect flower- 

 stem, supporting numerous large flowers of a delicate lilac tint, marbled and mottled 

 with deeper lilac, fine for decorative purposes. 



Hyophorbe Vekschaffeltii {Flove des Sevves, t. 1700). — Palmae. A distinct 

 habited, highly ornamental stove palm. The smooth pinnate fronds are nearly 

 erect, arching gracefully at the top; the back of the raehis is distinctly marked by 

 a golden-coloured band. Native of the Mascaren Islands. 



Ibesixe Lindeni {Flove des Sevves, t. 1737). — Amaranthaceas. A richly- 

 coloured dwarf, bushy-habited perennial, with moderate-sized leaves of a deep 



