THE ILLUSTRATION HORTICOLE. 



PL. CLXVI. 



CARLUDOVIOA IMPERIALIS, linden & andre. 



CYCLANTHACEAE. 

 to king Charles IV of spain and his Queen Louisa, who 





in eodem spadice. Spatha tri-tetraphylla, foliolis imbricatis. Spadix cylindricus, 

 aggregate, femineos solitarios stipantes. Perigonium obverse pyramidatum, basi 

 il<, .« stiv.ttione imbricatis. Stamina plurima, perigonii parietibus inserta ; filamenta 

 ires, loculis oppositis, longitudinaliter dehiscentibus. Flores foeminel : perigonium 

 nctrifido, persiflte. StaminOOHa 4, limbi laciniis opposita et basi adnata, filiformia, 

 re, placentis parietalibus quatuor. Ovula plurima, horizontalia, anatropa. Stigma 

 i limbo suporata. unilocularis. Sauhia plurima, oblongo-cylindrica. — Plantae 

 (inltih's; ranlibiis lit [Jifi-iiK/Utt !':':■ -• nuliriilis 



rr ii^lrm iHuilhH 'Hi IH^ir I" H'iitlt*. ^fhipir torn:, I <>t 



jhibrJlninn trt-jtan'pu L ,u»tit^ . ,^,u</iclht(s a nlfurHms r. xulaidihii^ pedunculatis , 



■ : ■ 



Itaululis. cito dcckluis. (Endl. Gen. PI. 1713.) 



V,dlr 



jull., 



vagi- 



nidi, virili-violncei, glaucescentes , robusti, canaliculati marginibus convolutis 

 tis 2 infra valde prominentibus , lobis ovato-lanceolatis 60 cent, longis. 12 cent, latis 

 ti apice decurvati, sulcis linea media elevata percursis ; scapus erectus brevis apice 

 gnae inaequales cucullatae acuminato-acutae carnosae, externe sidcatae, brunneo-sal- 

 cylindraceus elongatus, roseus, vitta carnosa nigrescens spiraliter perianthium florum 

 lenta sterilia) longissima et numerosissima, cito post anthesin decidua. - Ecuador 



species under observation at 



years, and have watched its 

 i the greatest interest. It has 



the exhibitions where it has 

 -nit out altera long probation. 



growth ; its line large shining 

 gly prominent ribs, its violet- 



red petioles, shaded with salmon, and its projecting clusters 

 of flowers : all combine to render it one of the most effective 

 foliage plants in cultivation. We can strongly recommend 

 it as one of the most magnificent plants with ornamental 

 foliage, amongst the more recent introductions from Colom- 

 bia; and there is little doubt that it will become a great 

 favourite. Ed a 



NEW PLANTS. 



— Begonia W 



for M.Worth, at 



those of B. 



Babre. — M. Barre , gardener 

 5uresnes , near Paris, obtained this beautiful 

 I. It is reported as a plant of great merit, 

 I Bent out. It belongs to the section with 

 rtont and fleshy, of a green 

 1 15 to 18 inches high. The leaves are bi- 

 base, green on both surfaces, and of an 

 Eliminate outline. The large, drooping flow- 

 lge-red shaded with carmine and are borne 

 ncles. They are said to exceed in beauty 



This plant will prove valuable for bedding out in half- 

 shaded places during the Summer; and will -doubtless soon 

 become plentiful in gardens. 



- Begonia octopetala. - This Begonia was originally 

 introduced to the Jardin des Plantes, where, however ft doe 

 not appear to have produced flowers. In 1835 it wa« ' 

 troduced into British gardens tVom Lima, by M' J M- Lean" 



*»">}«« ^-"th..,,:,^.,^,:^ u ; 



gured m the Botanical Magazine the following y l r 

 has recently been reintroduced from the Andes of Peru hi 

 MessrsFroebel of Zurich. Wedo not know wJ^H 



but most likely, M. Koezl.,who is in correspondence with 

 M. Ortgies, the curator of the Botanic Garden of Zurich. 

 B. octopetala has lobed , cordate or reinform, toothed leaves, 

 borne upon long petioles. The flowers are white, pink or 

 more or less red, and very large for the genus. Several are 

 borne together on the long scapes; the male-flowers being 

 larger and usually 8-petaled, whilst the smaller females 

 commonly have only six petals. As observed by sir W. J. 

 Hooker, m his description of this plant in the Botanical 

 Magazine,* has very much the aspect of an Anemone, both 

 m foliage and flower. In short, it is a very beautiful species 

 of the tuberous-rooted set, and the white-flowered variety 

 otters an excellent subject for hybridisation with some of 

 the numerous forms in cultivation. 



- Abies Douglash Staieh. - A new variety of this hand- 

 ome fine which has long been talked about , is now announ- 



cec as ready t0 send out. It differs from the ordinary form 

 wl7 f SilVefy f ° Hage ' COntrastin g drably with 

 e ect d b ,fr ° f itSparent The ™4 - <l-stion * aS 



is 1 / ° Wier ' the ^ d -r at CasUe Kennedy; and 



is stated to be a novelty of great merit. 



