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NEW PLANTS. 



^OMBEYA ANGULATA {Gard. Chron., 1807, 74).— Malvaceae. A plant 

 has flowered at Kew, which Dr. Masters believes to be the D. angulata 

 of Cavanilles. It is a shrub, or small tree, with loosely spreading 

 branches, the leaves covered with long soft hairs, the flowers in clusters 

 of eight or ten each, pure white and agreeably fragrant. It is likely to 

 prove a valuable addition to the winter-blooming stove plants. 



Ficus SuRiNGARii, Suvingars Fig {Neerl. I'lant.. 1866, t. 3). — Moraceae. A 

 handsome stove plant, of erect habit, with cordate serrate leaves, the five main ribs 

 of which are of a deep rosy red colour. Native of Amboyna. 



Pavetta Hookeri {Neerl. Plant., t. 28).— Cinchonacece. This is the Txora 

 odorata 0? '&IV W. Hooker (.Bo^. Mag., t. 4191), and is considered by Professor 

 Oudemans as inadmissible to the genus Ixora. 



Anthurium reflexum {Gartenflora, t. -519). — Orcntlaceae. A stemless stove 

 perennial, with thick green cordate leaves, ovate spathes, and thick oblong spadices. 

 Native of tropical America. 



Platycrateb akguta {Garlenfl.,t. 516).- Hydrangacese. A hardy shrub, with 

 ovate-lanceolate leaves and white flowers, " not of a very showy character." 



Ampelopsis serjanu.folints {Gartenjl., t. o31). — Vitaceas. This is the Cissus 

 viticifolia pinnatijida of Siebold. It is an elegant hardy climbing shrub. 



AsPERULA AZUREA SETOSA, Blue-floioercd Woodruff {Gartenfi.^ t. 523, 4). — 

 Galiacese. A pretty blue-flowered annual from the Caucasus. 



Bossi^A Hendersoni {Gartevfl.^ t. 523). — Leguminosse. A neat greenhouse 

 shrub, with small ovate distichous leaves and flowers stained with red. 



Daphne Genkwa {Gartenfl., t. 499). — Thyraelacea?. A neat half hardy shrub 

 of two to three feet high, with lanceolate leaves and fascicles of from three to seven 

 rather large lilac flowers. The flowers appear in April in advance of the leaves. 



GONATOSTEMON BoECHEANUM {Gcirtevfl., t. 526). — Cyrtandracese. A stove 

 sub-shrubby plant, representing a new genus. It grows one to two feet high, with 

 fleshy, flexuous, hairy branches, opposite ovate leaves, and solitary axillary pur- 

 plish woolly two-lipped flowers. 



NiDULARiuM Laurentii (G^ar^e>?^., t. 529). — Bromeliaceae. A beautiful stove 

 plant with ligulate leaves, which are at first whitish, and afterwards change to 

 green, with brown blotches. The flowers are of a pale greyish blue. 



Sedcm Japoxicum (G^arifew;?., t. 513,3). — Crassulacese. A half hardy peren- 

 nial, with spathulate green leaves, and terminal cymes of yellow flowers. 



Sedum Maximowiczii {Gartenfl., t. 528). — A hardy plant allied to S. aizoon. 

 It grows a foot high, the leaves are toothed, the flowers in cymes, bright yeUow. 



OxciDiUii NUBiGExuM, Cloudy Oticidium {Gard. Chron., 1867, 376).— Orchi- 

 daceae. " A gay little plant, with spikes of flowers appearing as if they were dimi- 

 nutives of Odontoglossum PhalcBnopsis. The petals and sepals are brownish, with 

 a crimson hue ; the lip is subject to many variations. 



Epidendrum amethystixtjm {Gard. Chron., 1867, 376). — OrchidacesD. A 

 f5mall but graceful epiphyte, with short raceme, bearing about a dozen amethyst- 

 coloured flowers, nearly as large as those of Rodriguezia secimda. 



Epidendrum EBURXEuii, Ivory-like Epidendrum {Gard. Chron., 1867, 404), 

 — An elegant i^lant, with yellowish green sepals and petals, and a snow-white lip. 



Odontoglossum Tcrocatum {Gard. Chron., 1867, 404).— This is in the way of 

 O. concolor, but there are more flowers, and they are smaller, and of a very bright 

 yellow. 



Odontoglossum RosEUM (G^art^. Chron., 1867, 404). — This may be compared 

 to Rodriguezia secunda, but the largish flowers are of a rich rosy purple, and the 

 three-lobed lip is paler. 



Nasonia cinnabarina {Gard. Chron., 1867, 544). — A terrestrial orchid of 

 humble growth, producing beautiful scarlet flowers. It is a native of high moun- 

 tain ranges in South America, and therefore will require cool treatment. 



DoDECATHEON ^ ETTKEYi, Jeffrey' s American Cotoslip {Flore des Serves, t, 1662). 

 — PrimnlacejE. A beautiful hardy perenniil, with lanceolate leaves and umbels of 

 nodding rose-coloured flowers. 



Griffinia hyacinthina maxima {Flore des Sevres, t. 1667). — Amaryllidaceae. 



