NEW PLANTS. 



NEW PLANTS OF 1854. 



We take from the National Garden Almanac^ [London,) the following concise descrip- 

 tions of the more important new plants introduced into England in 1854, some of which 

 have already been noticed in previous numbers of this journal : 



AMes Kampferi. — A beautiful tree of deciduous habit ; supposed to be quite hardy, hav- 

 ing been found in the central, northern, and eastern provinces of China. Mr. Glendinning. 



Acacia Drummondii. — Showy and of neat habit; flowers yellow, in large oblong heads. 

 Swan river. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Messrs. Veitch. 



Acrolineum roseum. — A beautiful new annual, bearing "everlasting" flowers, which are 

 of a lively rose color. South-west Australia. Greenhouse, or half-hardy annual with 

 greenhouse cultivation. Kew Bot. Gard. 



AUoplectus cJirysanthus. — Probably a fine showy species ; flowers golden yellow, with a 

 red velvety calyx, the leaves glossy velvet-like purple beneath. Columbia. Stove peren- 

 nial. M. Linden.^ Brussels. 



Amomum Danielli. — Curious; one of the Mellagetta Peppers; flowers red and whitish, 

 tinged with rose and yellow. Western tropical Africa. Stove perennial. Kew. Bot. Gar. 



Anaectocliilus albo-marginatus. — One of the variegated-leaved dwarf terrestrial Orchids; 

 requires a hot damp stove. Messrs. JacTcson. 



Anguloa Ruclceri sanguinea. — A fine variety of a fine and well known Orchid; flowers 

 uniform rich chocolate brown. History not stated. Stove perennial. Messrs. Rollisson. 



Aphelandra lateritia. — Ilantlsome ; flowers dull scarlet, with yellowish tube, arranged 

 in a cone-like head. Guatemala. Stove shrub. Messrs. Weelcs & Co. 



Aplielandra squarrosa Leopoldi. — A bold and showy variegated-leaved shrub, bearing 

 handsome spikes of yellow flowers; the deep green leaves are marked by well defined 

 broad whitish veins. Brazil. Stove soft- wooded shrub. M. Van Jloutte, Ghent; and 

 Messrs. Veitch. '' ' ' 



Astrocaryum rostratum. — A noble Palm, which has flowered at Kew ; it has leaves 6 — 8 

 feet long; flowers whitish. Brazil. Stove tree. Kew Bot. Gard.. ' 



Azalea indica Beali. — A very showy native variety from China ; flowers striped with 

 bright vermilion on a white ground. Greenhouse evergreen shrub. Standish & Hoile. 



Azalea indica narcissijlora. — Singular as well as handsome; flowers white, double. From 

 China. Green-house evergreen shrub. Messrs. Standish & Kohle. 



Begonia opmlijlora. — Said to be an ornamental plant; flowers pure white, with golden 

 stamens, in heads resembling the Gueldres Rose. New Grenada. Stove soft-wooded sub- 

 shrub. M. Linden, Brussels. 



Begonia Prestoniensis. — A variety of this fine hybrid scarlet-flowered Begonia, bearing 

 the name of syj)erha, has been exhibited during the summer. Like the original, it is a very 

 showy plant. Mr. Epps. 



Boronia Drummondii. — A gay dwarf shrub ; flowers lively rose pink. West Australia. 

 Green-house evergreen shrub. Messrs. Low & Co., and others. 



Buddleia crispta. — An interesting and fragrant plant; flowers pale purple. Western 

 Himalaya. Halfdiardy shrub suitpble for a wall. Glnsnevin Bot. Gard. 



Calycanthus occidentalis. — Very handsome, the wood fragrant as in the allied Carolina 

 Allspice ; flowers large, dull purplish red. California. Introduced in 1881, but little 

 known. Hardy shrub. Horticultural Society. 



Calyptraria hcemantha. — S|)lendid both in foliage and flower, the latter of which are 

 be not fugitive as is common among Melastoniads ; flowers large, rich purple 

 New Grenada. Stove shrub. M. Linden, Brussels. 



