MISCELLANEOUS MATTEE 



OF THE 



BOTANICAL REGISTER, 

 1842. 



1. SPIR^A fissa. 



S. Jissa ; fruticosa, pilosiuscula, ramis angulatis, foliis cuneato-obovatis in- 

 ciso-serratis supra glabris subtus petalisque minute pvibescentibus, pani- 

 culis laxis tomentosis terminalibus, calycibus bibracteolatis petaUs 

 subsequalibus. 



This new hardy shrub has already been noticed at p. 73, 

 no. 170 of the miscellaneous matter for 1840, but without a 

 character. It has now (Nov. 1841) flowered, and proves to 

 be the Spiraea argentea of Mr. Benthams Plantce Hart- 

 wegiance, no. 5^5 ; it is, however, very different from the 

 plant so called from New Grenada, which really has the 

 leaves closely covered with silvery hairs. As has been already 

 stated, this plant is near Sp. arisefolia, but is less showy. It 

 has petals so small and green, that although the flowers 

 appear in long loose panicles, they are by no means handsome ; 

 it forms, however, a good-looking bush. When the leaves 

 are young they are split, as it were, into numerous coarse 

 teeth ; but when the plant is older the leaves are less serrated, 

 and the incisions become comparatively inconspicuous. The 

 only hairs upon them are on the underside, where they form 

 an extremely fine close down. The specific name refers to 

 the split appearance of the leaves when young. 



2. EPIDENDRUM polyantliiim. 



Gen. Sf Sp. Orch. no. 50. 



A specimen of this noble species has lately flowered in the 

 garden of the Horticultural Society, from plants sent from 

 Guatemala by Mr. Hartw^eg. The flowers are of a rich 

 salmon colour, and about the size of those of E. Schom- 



A. — January. 1842. b 



