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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[January, 



be inconveniently in the way when the cuttings 

 were placed under the bell-glass. — Garden. 



NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



Geranium Ethel Beale. — "We noticed some 

 time ago that from the description in the English 

 papers, this variety must have the merit of nov- 

 elty over many new forms. By the kinchiess of 

 the Bellevue Nurserv in Paterson ^. J., we 



or eight feet in length, which below, throws oflT 

 an abundance of much branched, curving, tiower- 

 less branches, and above bears numerous small, 

 greenisli-white flowers. For the rafter of the 

 cool greenhouse the long, twining flower stems 

 of this plant will excite attention, even if only 

 for their being so totally different from anything 

 else in the vegetable kingdom. — Garden. 



CupnEA RoEZLi. — At the last meeting of the 

 Germantow^i Horticultural Society, Messrs. Mil- 

 ler & Hayes exhibited a specimen of this new 

 Cuphea. It proves to be a very good addition to 

 this interesting class of Winter blooming plants. 



have the opportunity of giving our readers a rep- 

 resentation of the plant itself, which fully bears 

 out the good opinion we formed of it. 



BowiEA voLTJBiLis. — Climbing amongst low 

 shrubs on the dwarf wall of one of the houses are 

 some specimens of a Cape bulb, Bowiea volubilis. 

 This very strange plant, although allied botanic- 

 ally to the Drimias and Scillas, is totally unlike 

 them; indeed, in general appearance, it exhibits 

 no resemblance to any other plant whatever. 

 Possessing little beauty, it is one of the most 

 curious plants ever introduced into Europe, and 

 consists of little more than a round, fleshy, green 

 bulb, from the apex of which springs yearly a 

 slender, twining, light green flower stem, six 



Besides the novelty of the species, the plant was 

 remarkably well grown, being about eighteen 

 inches every way. It is a strong grower, and 

 will make good specimen plants. 



Adiantum palmatum. — This remarkably 

 beautiful Maiden Hair Fern is thus described by 

 B. G. "Williams, of Upper Hollo way, London, by 

 whom it was introduced : 



"This handsome and distinct species will make 

 an excellent companion to A. rarleyense,owing 

 to the large size of its pinnae and the length of 

 its fronds. It was discovered by M. Roezel at an 

 altitude varying from 10,000 to 11,000 feet, in 

 Peru ; a fact of great importance, as it may be 

 cultivated in a greenhouse temperature. Mr. 



