Supplement. 



599 





»h(lv AttthUf MPtltd In tb« 



itid Ul 



MS. A b)br 



»ut»n 



tub* fuQua-ftiuped, tb« liuib 



Ian *"*d, iinortly icil- 



ftbcmt Ave lU ih* Um of the 



(B. Q. 1233 A-b.) 



HHTSCHANTHUS (fron rkynekim, a 1»aV, and 

 ilte#, a flower; in alluftiuo to the paealiar shape of the 



i). Obd. SriJ^m«fM0. A BO&otjpie genus. The 



U ft Terj curiooa, atore, tnberooa* rooted herb, 



remftrkabU in haTing rery amall coroIU lobea, a lip 



to a mere point, a moat ooriooA. petaloid filament, 

 blin^r * l^'^V oftBoe, exauied far beyond the oorolla 

 lobaa^ and termiaaied bj an anther with no appendage, 

 aad aa «ff«a4, fonnel-aliApvi stigBUL For coltore, aa* 

 Heliconia, on p. 12S, ToL II. 



a^ifloma (1 ^ ** ^^-^IX /- 41a. lon^, few, erect. In a 

 laniUBai, inb-Mwa apfke; braen two, pale onage-nid, l|in. 

 Ipse; cam tabaUr, with a q>Ut nonUi, and a rouoded, retuae 

 &^; '■^^^i* pale yellowiBh-frr'-n. the tabe 2iD. long, the lobea 

 ifii. ym§; mameut >tm«-cailourg^ Jaly. L 6iii. to Sin. Ionic, 

 T^in. broad^ oblong laa* late, acmnlnate, edfed brown, con- 

 tncted intu shod pKlolea. Stem U(k bigU, with ten to twelve 



KinM^im. (B.M. 6061.) 



RHTNCHOSTTLIS. To the apeclea described ou 

 SOS. Vol. III., the following Taxietj shoold now be 



R. retuaa HoaacUana (Raiaal'a). /.. aepab whfte; petals 

 a{^'ft«<l with uuLure-parple : lip Biaave-purple,wfth a white &pex; 

 lacei^- :.jai dcnaa. penUuIuua, 1896w A fiiie fona. (>V. O. A. 

 238, onder name of aaaMlaMaaa JtaaMt RuueUanvm.) 



To iba apaoiea deseribad on p. 308, 

 YoL III., the following Tariefy ehoulil now be added : 



R. cambodgeBals fr^inihwlIaX ProbaMya form of B. community 

 Mith Urgv ^^Tea and Uackiah eCam and bm 



nchefl. 



BODHIGUSZIA. To the speci^B described on p. 31 1, 

 Vol* III., the following phonld now be ai^ded : 



tU BnnR-erothll (Bun^emth'A); JL purple ; sepals and petals 



rewmiiiiu^ ihu^ol H. S4cujuia; lip cuiuvite-oboval^, hllobt^d, with 



a « t II (levelope<l, triangular, d^ 

 aaked, white; Inflnreitcpnrp dmse. 



R. liCOazia plcta (painted). Ji. coverid "with nnmerons mnuve- 

 pun>l«^ \\n**n nnd apotn, which are alroost circular on the tine lip. 

 A flnu Tarietj. IW^ 



nding spur ; column quilt* 

 \'ene2Qela. A near a!Jy of 



BOEZLTA ftCGIA 

 Sotalii ^vluch •#•)» 



A garden Bynoaym of Furcrsea 



ROBKULEA. To the apaoies described on pp. 312-3, 

 Vol. if I., tbe following ehould now be added: 



R. BKaooiriUll (Ma >wan'«)L /. Itn. to l)ln. In diametor, bright 

 golden i* How In the lower part, llghtef upwards, often tinpe»1 red 

 al the tipa l. linear, curved. ^H>uth Africa* Ureonlumse. 



(ci, C. ear. III., »uL i.. pp. lao. 1S4, f. U) 



RONNBEROIA. Two species arc now'^referred to 

 thia ganiu. To th^t described on p, 31S> Vol. III., the 

 foUowIng ahoold now be added: 



R. eolumblana (Columbian). JL dark blue, with a while tube, 

 hypocr.ii.Mfnrm ; (Tfke short; bracts browni:»h, membranous. 

 L roan! ttf. \ery er»n.iceoas^ arched, wavy. M^iooth. dark green 

 above, «ii4c't-hrown beut^tb, iKtrdercd with small teeth. Stem 

 lit hiKb. Columbia. Tha aaarect name of thia plant is BUI- 



m>tujnhiava , 



SOS A. To the epeciaa and rarietiea described on 

 pp. 319^25. ToJ. III., the following should now be added: 



R. Godofiroy» (Oodefroy*sX /- white, lanre ; aepaU longer than 

 tbe budu; petals numerooa. I., lealleU five to teven, shininfc, 

 dark men. Persia, 1^6. A compact, glabrous bush ; probably 

 garden jarlcty. 



Hybrid Perpetoal Roaea. 



n« large uambora of thia aeotton of garden and ex- 

 hibition ILoaaa annoallj introduced from the Continent 

 necessitate very careful aeloction. The following are the 

 baat and most recent additions: 



Roaa~eof»MiM«e<l« 



Atotat DLVivitK, crimson.purple ; Baroxess Nathaniel de 

 JloTii«CHiLii,Bihery-pink; Boildieu. bright cherry-rose; Boule 

 D£ .Ni .E, pure v^hiUi ; CHiitu^ LEFBBVKK, bright, shaded crim- 

 »on ; lut, 8KWKLL,crimsoB-scarlet; DUCDE Montpensioi, bright 

 red; liuciiFSS OP Alba\y. deep, clear pink; Dike of Con- 

 AALQHT, velvety crimson ; Kuk Morel, rosy-lilac ; Florence 

 TiLL, --jjitt ,..mson; Fiu.NV'uis Lolvat, crimson, shaded 

 lilac; Grand Mogll, rich crimson, det-p scarlet shade; John 

 Bright, ricb, glowing crimson ; Le Havre, vermilion; Lord 

 DUKPKRi.N, eriinson, shaded maroon; Madame Eugene 

 Vi.iiDi£a, bright, plt;asing rose; Madame Marie Verdier, 

 briaht satin roite ; Mary Bennett, rosy-cerise; Miss Hassard, 

 pink ; Mtu. John Lai.ng, soft pink ; Mrs. Laxton, bright rosy- 

 crimson ; ri.NELOPE Mayo, carmine-red; Pride OF Waltham, 

 delicate flesh, with rose shade ; Princ£SS Mary op Cambridge, 

 rusy-flc.-h; Roval Standard, satiny rose; Silver Queen, 

 aflvery-blush, centre shaded pint ; Sir Garnet Wolselet. rich 



vermilion; THE PORITAN, fully -opened flowers pure white; 



Villaret DE Jotecse, shaded rose; Violet Bouyer, delicats 

 pink. 



Tea-scented Roseau 



Al^A Rosea, white, peach-coloured centre ; Comtesse Panisse, 

 coppery rose, tinged yellow ; Fra^cisca Krlger, salmon-yellow ; 

 Grace Darling, creamy, tinted pink; Le Moxt Blanc, pure 

 white; Madame Ajelie Imbert, yellowish-salmon ; Madame 

 CiiAKLEs, apricot; Maoaue Ct'SLx, rose, yellow base; Miss 

 Kditu UifFOKD, creamy white ; Miss Ethel Bronv.\lo\v, 

 aalmon-pink; Mons. Furtado, clear yellow; President, pale 

 ro»c; Princess Bbatrice, yellow with deeper centre; The 

 Bride, creamy-white. 



Hybrid Tea Roses. 



>Tadaxb JosEPa Desbois, white, salmon centre; Beine Marie 

 Henriette, reddish -crimson ; Waltham Climber No. 3, 



crimson. 



Noisette Roses. 



Brautt of GlAZENWOOD, buff, Striped crimson ; Boiquet d'Or, 

 yellow, darter centre ; Claire Carnot, coppery-yellow; James 

 Sprlnt, cripxson. 



ROYSSIA (named by Dr. Eorbnrgh in hononr of Sir 

 John Eoyda, " one of the Puisne Jndgea of the Supreme 

 Court of Judicature of Bengal, and an eminent benefactor 

 to the Science"). Obd. CapparideoB, A small genus (two 

 species) of stove shrubs, natives of the East Indies and 

 the Philippine Islands. Flowers yellow, small, fragrant, 

 xillary and in terminaj panicles ; sepals six, coloured, 

 imbricated or snb-valvate ; petals none ; torus short ; 

 stamens very numerous ; pedicels bibracteate at base. 

 Fruit red, olive-shaped. Leares ample, shortly petiolate, 

 simple, oblong, exstipulate. R.snareoJens^the only species 

 introduced, ia a rather coarse, rambling bush, well worth 

 cultivating" for its delicious fragrance by those who can 

 give it space enough : it is not suited for small houses. 

 The plant tlirivcs in good, rich, loamy soil, and may be 

 readily increased by cuttings of the young wood. 



R. auaveolona (sweet-scented). /. numerous, Jin. in diameter, 

 fragrant; stamens about 100, spreading; racemes axillary, or 

 rather above the axils, Sin. to 7m. long, solitary or in terminal 

 panicles. January to May. /r. lin. to IJin. long. I alternate, 

 Sin. to 12iu. long, oblong or oblong -lanceolate, rarely oblanceolate, 

 acute or acummate, entire, shining, pale beneath ; petioles Jin. 

 to iin. long. East Indies, (B. M. 6881.) 



AUBUS AMEBXCANTTS. A garden synonym of 

 Bp. villosus (which see, on p. 332, Vol. IIL). 



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SACCOLABIUM. To the species and varieties de- 

 scribed on pp. 340-1, Vol. IIL, the following should now 



be added: 



S. ffiganteum Petotianum (Petot'sX fl. duU white, large and 



rigid. Cochin China, 1885. 

 S. Pechei (Peche's). JL, sepals and petals ochre, with red spots, 

 cuneate-otilong. blunf-acute; lip fomiing a cupular spur, haying 

 a fewVed spoU at the vellow base of the spur, the side lacima? 

 retu^o and angular over the transversely triangular, neariy white 

 mid-lacinia; raceme few-flowered, 'v broadly hgulate, blunt. 

 bilobed at apex, 7in. long, nearly 2m. broad. Moulmem, 1887. 



S Smeeanum (Smee's). /., sepals and petals greenish-white, 

 with niauVe mid-veins, becoming whitish-ochre with brown-purple 

 stripes, the sepals oblong-ligulate. the petals nearly so; lip white, 

 becoming yellowTthe disk of the oblong, acute mid-lacinia mauve, 

 turning brown, the side lacinia? very small ; peduncles bifid, each 

 branch closely racemose. 1887. 



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