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NEW PLANTS. 



jALCEOLARIA HENRICI, Mr. Anderson- Henry' s Calceolaria (Bot. 



Mag., t. 5772). — A hardy calceolaria, native of Quito. The leaves are 



three to five inches lon<>, the flowers of the same size as those of the 



shrubby calceolarias of our gardens, their colour pale yellow. A 



decidedly interesting plant. 



Crotalaria Cunninghami, Allan Cunningham's Crotalaria {Bot. Mag., 



t. 57 70). — A curious leguminous greenhouse plant, native of the dry regions of 



Central Australia. The flowers are of a sombre yellowish green colour. 



Eranthemum Andersoni, Dr. Anderson's Eranthemum (Bot. Mag., t. 5771). 

 — A beautiful stove plant, producing grand spikes of butterfly-like flowers, which 

 are white, sprinkled with purple dots. 



Caryota Ctjmingi, Mr. Cuming's Wine-palm (Bot. Mag., t. 5762). — A fine 



palm, which has been in the 

 Royal Gardens many years. 

 Being extremely elegant, and of 

 comparatively small growth, it is 

 welL adapted for such collections 

 of fine foliage plants as amateurs 

 indulge in. 



K^mpferia Parishi, Mr. 

 Parish's Kampferia (Bot. Mag., 

 t. 5763). — A beautiful stove herb, 

 producing its flowers before the 

 leaves. 



Iris stylosa, Long-styled 

 Iris (Bot. Mag., t. 5773).— A 

 charming spring-flowering iris, 

 native of Algeria. The leaves 

 are grass-like, the flowers large, 

 the colour delicate porcelain blue, 

 with yellow bands and spots. 



Cordia glabra, Smooth- 

 leaved cordia (Bot. Mag., t. 

 5774). — A handsome Brazilian 

 stove plant, with rich green rho- 

 dodendron-like leaves and snow- 

 white flowers. 



Cereuslividus,Zj'umZ Cereus 

 (Bot. Mag., t. 5775).— A mag- 

 nificent species of columnar 

 growth, and one of the most 

 striking plants in the succulent 

 house at Kew. Its enormous 

 flowers are of a creamy- white 

 colour, tinted with pale yellow. 



Crocus Obphanides, Prof. 

 Orphanides' Crocus (Bot. Mag., 

 t. 5776). — A lovely Grecian crocus. The flowers are of a delicate lilac blue colour. 

 They are produced in a cool frame in November. 



Azalea linearifolia, Slender-leaved Azalea (Bot. Mag., t. 5769). — A 

 remarkable Japanese plant, with long narrow leaves and flowers, with linear segments, 

 free to the base. It is extremely pretty, the heads of flowers being numerous 

 and of a cheerful pink hue. 



Pelargonium Schotti, Dr. Schott's Pelargonium (Bot. Mag., t. 5777). — A 

 free-growing species, nearly related to the P. charophyllum of Sweet. The leaves 

 are deeply-lobed and much crisped and toothed ; the flowers are small ; the colour 

 crimson, with black dots. 



CABrOTA. CU1IINGI. 



