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Aerides affine, but it is nevertheless so entirely distinct in 

 other respects that it is unnecessary to contrast the species. 

 In its habit it is stiff and erect, the leaves being only five 

 inches long, while the racemes are more than double the 

 length. Mr. Jones, the skilful gardener at Norton, is unfor- 

 tunately unable to give me any account of the native country 

 of the plant, but it doubtless comes from the 'gorgeous 

 east.' I am not aware of its existing in any other collec- 

 tion."— J. B. 



117. FUCHSIA cordifolia. Bentham pi. Hartweg. p. 74. no. 528. 



Among the many novelties introduced by the Horticul- 

 tural Society is another new Fuchsia, called the "heart-leaved" 

 by Mr. Bentham, which although less beautiful than F. fulgens 

 and corymbiflora is a very striking plant, its habit being much 

 better than that of either. It has a robust branched stem, 

 which gives it a compact bushy appearance ; the leaves are 

 broad and deep green, whilst the stems are red, and the 

 pendulous flowers are fully two inches long, produced singly, with 

 the tube scarlet, and the tips of the calyx and petals greenish 

 yellow. The expectations entertained of it were rather 

 disappointed when the first blooms were produced ; but 

 those which succeeded gained more colour, and the original 

 plant in the Society's Garden is acquiring a very beautiful 

 appearance. It will probably be a good species for crossing. 

 Mr. Hartweg found it on the volcano of Xetuch, just below 

 the peak, at the elevation of 10,000 feet above the sea. 



118. PHILADELPHUS mexicanus. Schlechtendahl in the Linneea, vol. 13. 

 p. 418. Bentham Plant. Hartweg, p. 61. no. 458. 



A new hardy shrub, sent from Mexico by Mr. Hartweg, 

 who found it at the farm called the Hacienda del Carmen. 

 The specimen before me is little more than a foot high, grows 

 upright, with slender branches, which are hairy when young. 

 The leaves are small, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, slightly 

 downy, and rather coarsely serrated. The flowers, which are 

 large and cream-coloured, are terminal, solitary, and delight- 

 fully fragrant. From its neatness and compactness this 

 will probably become a favourite flower for forcing. 



