NEW PLANTS. 



excellent quality of this plant is, that neither rain nor sunshine has any effect on 

 its brilliancy." 



JuxiPERUS PYRiFORMis. Xat. Ord. Ooniferce. — Another of Mr. Lobb's intro- 

 ductions, when on his Californian tour. He discovered it growing on Mount 

 Bernadiuo. It is a fine, distinct species, the fruit of which resembles small pears 

 when young. The berries are deep purple, with a glaucous bloom on them. It 

 grows as a low tree, from ten to twelve feet high, and is perfectly hardy in 

 England. 



Pholidota suaveolexs. Nat. Ord. Orchidece. — Much resembling a Lily of 

 the Valley, but is an orchid, possessing like-formed leaves, flowers, color, and 

 charming scent. It has been flowered by the Bishop of Winchester, at Faruham 

 Castle. Its origin is not known. {Gard. Chron.) 



RiBES sub%t;stittjm. Nat. Ord. Grossulacece. — A very pretty flowering hardy 

 shrub, sent from California by Mr. W. Lobb, and belonging to the same section 

 as our R. speciosum. The flowers, however, are considerably larger than those 

 of that species, and of a deep crimson color. This will be a beautiful addition 

 to our shrub borders, and deserves extensive cultivation. 



B. Falcoxeri. — Another of the beautiful Himalayan Bhododendrons which 

 have bloomed this year for the first time. The present species has been flowered 

 by Messrs. Standish and Noble, of Bagshot, in an open frame, merely protected 

 at night by a mat ; also witli Mr. Fairie, near Liverpool. It is a very striking 

 species, not only from the color and size of its heads of flowers, but also from the 

 magnificence of its foliage. It grows on the summit of the Tonglo Mountain, in 

 Sikkim — Himalaya, at an elevation of 10,000 feet. The flowers are produced in 

 large heads, pale sulphur-yellow, broadly bell-shaped, upwards of two inches across 

 the mouth ; the leaves are from eight to ten inches long, about four inches across, 

 dark green, and beneath ochreous ; leafstalks pale green, somewhat woolly. {Bot. 

 Mag., 4924.) 



