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Randia maculata, DC. This plant was sent some years 

 ago to this country by Mr. T. Whitfield, a noted collector 

 of plants, from Sierra Leone, and was for some time known 

 under the name of Gardenia Stanleyana. It is a free- 

 tlowering, shrub-like plant, with spreading dichotomous 

 branching, the foliage being thick and oblong upon very 

 short petioles. The flowers are produced singly in the 

 forks of the branches, and when fully grown are about 

 9 inches long, being of a dull green and purple upon the 

 outer surface, and white with purple blotches in the 

 interior. The anthers are affixed to the inside of the 

 mouth of the corolla. They are very fragrant, and a 

 considerable time elapses from their first appearing till 

 the corolla bursts ; but when fully expanded the plant 

 is a remarkably handsome object. 



Stropliantlius lonrjicaudatus, DC. This genus of Apocy- 

 nacete is noted for its poisonous properties, and has of 

 late years supplied a drug used in connection with diseases 

 of the heart. The species under notice is a native of 

 Tropical Africa, and is a low-growing plant with opposite 

 dark green leaves. The flowers are terminal, generally 

 produced in threes. The sepals are small and persistent : 

 the corolla is of a greenish-yellow colour. The five 

 segments are reflexed and tail-like. It is now flowering in 

 the annexe of the Palm House. 



Fothcrgilla Gardcnii, Murr. This is a pretty North 

 American dwarf deciduous shrub, belonging to the order 

 Hamamelidcce, this being the only species of the genus. 

 The inflorescences are terminal, and appear before the 

 leaves, the flowers, which are white, being very sweet 

 scented. The foliage is small, the leaves being covered 

 with lightish hairs. 



Calypso horealis, Salisb. A Xorth American terrestrial 

 orchid of miniature growth. The flowers are of a pinkish 

 colour, and borne upon a slender sheathed stem springing 

 from the base of the petiole of the leaves. The labellum 

 is larger than the petals and sepals, differing slightly in 

 colour. The leaves are solitary, ovate, and of a succulent 

 nature. 



Of other plants of interest which have flowered may be 

 noted: Illicium anisatum, Ga^rtn., — the Star Anise of China, 



