FEOM THE SOCIETY'S GAKDEN. 



means justifies the name of canescens given the species by M.. 

 Kunth. The leaves are about 2 inches long, of a firm texture,, 

 concave, heart-shaped at the base, with an oblong outline which 

 is rather wavy. The flowers grow in close cymes of from nine- 

 to eleven each, on stalks somewhat sliorter than the leaves. They 

 are of a clear bright blue, and very handsome. The corolla is' 

 an inch and a half across, with a flat limb, a very short tube^and 

 long projecting stamens. 



The species has been regarded by M. Choisy as a variety ©f 

 Jacquemontia violacea, the Convolvulus pentanthus of gardens^ 

 but it is certainly quite distinct and far handsomer. 



It grows freely in soil composed of equal parts of peat and' 

 loam, mixed with a little sand. In this country it must be 

 treated as a greenhouse climber, and its slender stems trained 

 round a trellis fixed in a pot, or it may be planted out in th& 

 border of the house and trained up the rafters. In either place 

 it will succeed very well, and flower abundantly during summer 

 and autumn. It strikes readily from cuttings prepared in the 

 usual way. 



It is a welcome addition to our collections of greenhouse 

 creepers, as its habit is neat, and the flowers are of the same 

 colour and larger than in the J. violacea just noticed. 



Aug. 26, 1846. 



47. Stigmaphyllon mucronatum. Adrien de Jussieti, Mo- 

 nogr. des Malpighiacees, p. 123. (Banisteria mucro- 

 nata, De Candolle.) 



Mexico ; sent to the Society by Mr. Hugo Finck. 



This is a twining plant with fleshy roots and opposite ovate 

 oblong leaves terminated by a small jioint. They are of a bright 

 light-green colour, and have a pair of glands on the stalk just 

 where the leaf sets on. The flowers are of a rich canary-yellow, 

 rather larger than a shilling, with spoon-shaped brown petals, 

 delicately fringed and wrinkled ; they grow in small clusters. 



In this country it must be treated as a greenhouse plant. It 

 will succeed best if planted out in the border of the house and 

 trained up the rafters. When kept in a pot it is necessary to 

 have a trellis made, round which the branches can be trained. 

 Any good garden soil seems to suit it, and it strikes readily 

 enough from cuttings. As it has a thick fleshy root, it requires 

 but a small supply of water after it has made its growth for the 

 season. 



If the species flowers freely it will be a desirable plant owing to 

 its neat habit, which is that of the Stigmaphyllons in cultivation. 



Sept. 5, 1846. 



