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serrated leaves of a dark green colour. The flowers are 

 axillary and terminal, with bilabiate corolla, which is very 

 hairy, the throat covered with lavender coloured spots. 



lieevcsia thyrsoidea, Lindl. This tree -like shrub, a 

 member of the order Sterculiace?e, is a native of China. It 

 was flowered at Kew in 1845, having previously been 

 introduced by J. Eeeves, Esq., of Canton. The foliage is 

 of a dark green colour, the individual leaves are broadly 

 lanceolate acuminate. The inflorescences are in large 

 terminal corymbs, and very fragrant. The petals are pure 

 white, the filaments of the anthers united into a tube, the 

 stigma protruding above at the apex. 



Eurydes sylvestris, Salisb. The pretty white flowers of 

 this now rare species of Amaryllid are now to be seen in 

 the Palm House. They are large and pure white, borne 

 upon a stout peduncle in a umbel-like manner. The 

 leaves are broad and fleshy, the venation being very pro- 

 minent, are about a foot high, and are produced after the 

 appearance of the inflorescence. Its native habitats are 

 the Malay Peninsula and Phillipines. 



Aotiis gracillima, Meissu. Amongst Australian Legu- 

 minosete this takes a high rank as a decorative plant. The 

 slender branches grow to a length of about three feet ; the 

 linear leaves are scattered and numerous. The flowers are 

 borne in profusion for about a foot at the ends of the 

 branches, and are of a yellow and brown colour. 



Cyrtanthus Huttonii, Baker. This rare species is one of 

 the most lovely of the cultivated plants of this genus, and 

 has lately produced a strong inflorescence. The leaves are 

 about a foot long, the stout peduncle springing from 

 amongst them, and the flowers produced in an umbel-like 

 manner. The perianth is of a reddish-yellow colour, about 

 an inch in length. A native of Cape Colony. 



Others of interest are : — Platytheca galioides, Steetz., — a 

 monotypic genus of Tremandrea?. This species has an 

 erect habit, small linear leaves, and numerous pretty blue 

 flowers ; a native of South-west Australia. Elct'ocarpus 

 cyaneus, Sims, — an Australian plant with racemes of white 

 flowers, the fruits being blue ; Passiflora a.lata, Alton, — a 

 large flowered species with crimson and purple flowers, a 

 native of Peru, introduced in 1772 ; Barv:iiiia Hooheriana, 



