no 
GLEANINGS AND ORIGINAL MEMORANDA. 
with its scorpioid spikes of large yellow flowers, with live deep purple, well-defined spots at the throat. These spots 
however, in the cultivated plant, are sometimes obsolete — plants were raised in the Kew Gardens from seeds sent bv 
Dr. Fischer, of St. Petersburg. Root fusiform, woody, throwing up two or more erect, leafy, herbaceous stems, about a 
span or more high, downy, with short hair. Leaves spreading, somewhat hoary, soft, all sessile ; those from the roots, 
large 
The stems 
terminate in a branched, scorpioid, leafy spike of large yellow flowers. Calyx, cylindrical, hairy, cut almost to 
the base into five, erect, linear, obtuse segments. Corolla between funnel and salver-shaped; the mouth spreading; 
the tube nearly twice as long as the calyx, hairy within ; the limb cut into five nearly equal, rounded lobes^ 
having a dark orbicular purple spot at the re-entering angle of each pair of lobes. Style shorter than the tube 
—Bot. Man., t. 4409. 
Notwithstanding the number of aliases under which this plant is already known, it is still unsatisfactorily named. 
It cannot with any propriety be placed in the same genus with Amelia comuta, whose style divides into 4 arms at the 
point, and which has 5 converging scales on the tube of the corolla near the base. It would rather seem to be an 
A Ikanna, near A . Grceca. At least it is identical in genus with Alh hirsutissima from the Euphrates. We forbear, 
however, from disturbing the name, not possessing materials or leisure for investigating the different oriental species 
by M. Alphonse De Candolle under the names of Amelia and Alkanna. It was found in Persia bv 
assembled 
rece 
of Trebizond. 
The specimens from the former gentleman are nearly 18 inches high and loaded with flowers. M. Planchon, who 
has republished this plant in the « Flore des Serres," doubts its being an Arnebia, but throws no light upon its 
true genus. 
158. Echixopsis cristata. Salm Dyck. (alias Echinocactus obrepandus Salm Dj/cL) A 
beautiful white, or purple-flowered plant, belonging to the order of Indian Figs (Cactaceze). Native 
of Bolivia. 
Xo less remarkable for the large size of its flowers than for the deeply-lobed ribs of the stem ; purchased of 
Mr. Bridges on his return from 
fine species of Caciacew then first 
individual which blossomed, pro- 
following year (1847) bore white 
Chili, and, like its Mexican allies, 
leaf-mould and a few nodules of 
of keeping the soil open ; it is also 
In winter, water must be given 
should be dry : the temperature 
very cold weather it may be 
perature be maintained 
season advances, the 
the full influence of 
of the sun ; and during 
be benefited by frequent 
which should be done 
however, necessary to 
becoming saturated, for 
continue in a wet state 
Magazine, t. 4521. 
/ 
« 
\ 
•\ 
X 
j 
/ 
^ 
/ 
\** ■ 
\ i 
Bolivia, where he had gathered them and other 
known in our gardens, in 1844. In 1846, the 
duced purple flowers ; that which bloomed the 
ones. This showy Echinopsis is a native of 
thrives if potted in light loam with a little 
lime-rubbish. The latter are for the purpose 
necessary that the pot should be well drained. 
very sparingly and the atmosphere of the house 
need not exceed 50° during the night, and in 
allowed to fall 10° lower, provided a higher tem- 
during the day. As the 
plants should receive 
the increasing warmth 
hot weather they will 
syringing over head, 
in the evening : it is, 
guard against the soil 
the soft fibrous roots suffer if they 
any length of time. — Botanical 
MAfc^ 
s 
159. Hedychium chrysoleucum. 
baceous Gingerwort (Zingiberacea), with 
Native of India. Blossomed at Kew in the 
Very handsome, and deliriously scented; 
the disk ; anther and filament deep orange! 
flavetcem (H. ftavum, Bot. Mag. t. 2378) and 
is at once distinguished by its glabrous leaves, 
segments 
segments, 
Magazine, t 4.516. 
Hooker. A showy stove her- 
large white and yellow flowers, 
autumn of 1849. (Fig. 77.) 
flowers pure white, bright orange in 
It is nearly allied to Hedychium 
H. spicatum. From the former it 
from both by the larger flowers and 
and by the pure white of the inner 
colour of the disk or centre. — Botanical 
■— ■ 
