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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



CALCEOLARIA. HYSSOPIPOLIA. 



Edinburirh. It is both interestino: and beautiful, being of bushy habit, the growth 



wiry and rigid, the leaves linear oblong, the flowers produced in handsome corymbs; 



they are of the average size of the flowers in shrubby species already in cultiva- 

 tion, the pouch being slightly crenulated, 

 and the colour a pale yellow, with a slight 

 stain of orange. 



Clianthu.s Dampieri, var. marginata 

 {IJ Illustration SorticoJe, t. 456). — Faba- 

 cete. This superb variety of Dampier's 

 "Glory Pea" has been recently introduced 

 by Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Son, of St. 

 John's Wood. It difl'ers from the type in 

 this, that instead of the almost uniform 

 scarlet crimson, with jet black centre of the 

 flowers of C. Dampieri, the variety mar- 

 ginata is pure white, with jet black centre 

 and sharp marginal line of scarlet crimson. 

 The painting of the flower is so precise and 

 brilliant that it is sure to become as great a 

 favourite as any form of Clianthus known. 



Thibatdia jEssic-Ti {Botanical Maga- 

 zine, t. 5547). — Vacciniacea3. Mr. James 

 Bateman has several times exhibited at 

 meetings of the Horticultural Society ex- 

 amples of this and kindred species ofYac- 

 ciniaceous shrubs, which are at present 

 scarcely at all known in cultivation. This 

 species is believed to be a native of the 

 Caraccas. The leaves are a span long, 

 membranous,, shortly petioled, and a fine 



dark green colour. The flowers are produced in racemes of ten to twelve each ; 



they are tubular, somewhat inflated, calyx and corolla bright rose pink, the mouth 



contracted, with short teeth. When in flower this is a most attractive object, and 



well wortliy the attention of cultivators of 



choice subjects. 



Naiicissus .TrxciFOLius {Proceedings of 



the Hoyal Horticultural Society, v. 137). — 



Amaryllidacea?. A beautiful dwarf-growing 



hardy bulb, from the pastures of the Pyren- 



nees. It has neat, rush-like foliage, and com- 

 paratively large yellow flowers. It will be a 



good companion to the pretty N. bittbocodium, 



which is one of the neatest of the genus. 

 Aquilegia CKiiuLEA {Garden Oracle, 



1866).— This superb species of columbine is 



•<3ne among the many fine herbaceous plants 



introduced by Mr. Thompson, of Ipswich, and 



it may be trutlifuUy described as the most 



beautiful hardy plant known. The flowers are 



peculiarly formed, having long spur.<, which 



all point downwards, the flowers being quite 



erect. Tiie colour is azure blue, slightly 



shaded with cream. It is a native of the 



Hocky Mountains. 



Pextstemon GnANDiroLirs {Proceedings 



of the Royal Horticultural Society, v. 



144). — Scrophulariacea;. A fine species, with 



broad bluntly-ovate glaucous leaves, and very 



large flowers of a lilac colour. Like the last, 



introduced by Mi-. Thompson, of Ipswich, 



■who has contributed greatly to the enriching 



of the herbaceous border with novelties of high character. 



PHiENicoPHoiii M SECHELLAEUM {V Illustration Ilorlicole, t. 433). — Phoeni- 



THIBAUDIA JESSICE. 



