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NEW PLANTS. 



LECTOPOMA n^egelioides scintillans (Flore des Serres, t. 1753-4). 

 — Gesneraceoe. A beautiful stove perennial, with erect branched red 

 stems, slightly toothed leaves, and large bright purplish-rose flowers, 

 with the tube yellow on the lower side, and dotted with scarlet. 

 Passiflora Munroi, Munro's Passion Floiver (Gard. Chron., 186S, 

 p. 1288). — Passifloracese. A remarkably fine hybrid, raised at Messrs. Lawson's, 

 with large flowers of a beautiful light bluish violet colour. A valuable greenhouse 

 climber. 



Passiflora Laavsoniana, Lawson's Passion Flower (Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 

 1288). — Passifloracese. Another good passion-flower, raised at Messrs. Lawson's, 

 with reddish flowers. 



Acridocarpus natalities (Bot. Mag., t. 5738).— Malpighiacese. A handsome 

 warm greenhouse climber, with oblong coriaceous leaves, and racemes of pale yellow 

 flowers. A native of Natal, introduced by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Amfelopsis dissecta {Rev. Sort., 1868, 10, fig. 1). — Vitaeese. A very ele- 

 gant free-growing hardy climbing shrub, furnished with long reddish branches, 

 which bear leaves closely resembling the fronds of Litobrochia pedata. 



Collinsia corymbosa, Corymb-flowered Collinsia (Gartenflora, t. 568). — 

 Scrophulariaceoe. This pretty dwarf free-blooming annual is of a branched habit, 

 with ovate-stalked leaves and numerous white and blue flowers. Native of Mexico. 



Crocus Scharojani, Scharojan's Crocus (Gartenflora, t. 578, fig. 2). — Iri- 

 dacese. A pretty, hardy, autumn-flower bulb, related to C. Suwarowianus, and 

 producing its blossoms, which are of a deep saffron colour, in the early autumn 

 months. 



Keteleeria Fortunei (Rev. Sort., 1868, t. 132).— Conifers. This is the 

 plant generally known in gardens as Abies jezoensis, which M. Carriere separates 

 as a new genus, relying chiefly on the characters of its erect cones, and their per- 

 sistent, not caducous scales. 



Mormodes Skinneri (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 50). — Orcbidacese. A charming 

 species from Central America, introduced through Mr. G. U. Skinner by Messrs. 

 Veitch. Sepals and petals pale brown, barred with blotches of dark red ; lip 

 yellow, spotted with red. 



Dendrobium lasioglossum (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 277). — Orchidacese. This 

 is a very elegant-growing and free-flowering species, bearing its pure white flowers 

 freely up the slender bulbs, which vary from two to three feet in height. The lip is 

 veined with rose, and has a tuft of yellow hairs, which gives the flowers a beautiful 

 appearance. 



Miltonia "Warcewiczii (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 277). — Orchidaceae. A curious 

 orchidaceous plant, originally discovered in 1830 by Poppig, near Cuchero, and 

 lately flowered by M. Linden. 



Camptoptjs madnii, West- African Camptopus (Bot. Mag., t. 5755). — A sin- 

 gular Rubiaceous plant, native of the West Coast of Tropical Africa. It is a 

 curiosity of the stove. 



Acer platanoides rubrum, Red Plane-leaved Maple (Gartenflora, t. 545; 

 La Belg. Sort., 1868, 39, t. 4). — Aceracea?. A beautiful variety of the Norway 

 Maple, with leaves of a beautiful bright red and yellowish veins, changing to a 

 deep blood red with red veins as they become older. 



Passiflora sanguinolentum, Blood-coloured Passion Flower (Gard. Chron., 

 1868, p. 1162). — Passifloracese. A fine species, introduced by M. Linden, with 

 elegant foliage and handsome violet-red flowers. A desirable acquisition to our list 

 of climbers. 



Azalea mollis glabrior (Gartenflora, t. 556).— Ericaceae. A handsome 

 hardy deciduous shrub, related to A. pontica. It has ohlong-obovate leaves, and 

 large, bell-shaped, bright orange- coloured scentless flowers, which grow in terminal 

 clusters. 



Centatjrea Fenzlii, FenzVs Centaury (Rev. Sort., 1868, 366, fig. 39). — 

 Composite. A highly ornamental biennial plant, growing about a yard in height, 



