SCIADOCALYX LUCIANI, ed. ^ndre 



nat. obd. GESNERIACEAE. 



s: corolla in calyee subrecta. basi snbo- 

 ii : (i,itl<> r(v inclusae; (Regel, Gartenflora, 



)llae tubus pilis mollibus erect is .scarlatinis 

 acuminata irenata deflexa, petiolis brevi- 

 ulato-conferti ; pedunculi 2-3 flori, erecti, 

 atus tubo brevissimo , laciniis subcordatis 

 3rne rectus, inferne ventricosus ad faucem 



; a plant of most luxuriant growth, and a 

 will give an idea of the brilliancy of its 



remarkable characters exhibited by this 

 reduction in the development of the lobes 

 in S. digitaliflora are large and spreading 

 :e the generic name, as explained above. 

 ween Sciadocalyx and other genera have 



they will be discussed in due order. 

 E. A. 



EMBELLISHMENT OF GARDENS. 



(vlrbrutnl ,'n th,- In. tun ,,'f Inu-tindturr'^lere'w- '"•"." "'i ^'^ '" ^ !)n>portions of tlie lines of different plants and 



world-wide. The late |)n.prir|.,r M [>, ",•., (!!,'-','. ]', m Vdit ' f ''" "' '" <l '* V ° 1T m ' JU ' ly tW011 * y * 0UT f ° et in diameter - It is 



tc-ethrr at the mi — ..sti.'u „f hi e n/t'' ""' "m'-V' ' l" '" ^ tlUiU ' d at tIie naiT0W( ' d end of a hollowed lawn , where 



*l»> «l«Mli*Mf.l a tine specie, t«T I .Vi'iV ' 'th^'L' ■/, //'''" '' n ;'" "^ " rM !' i, ' ; ' 1 ni, ' U,M ^"^'^'^''-'IM'^rance. Its height 



'" the centre is about 3 feet. This centre is occupied by a 



the -rami u.>rl< ivh, 1 ,- 1,'j 'i '' ']-, ' ' "" '"''"'"*'"• '»"' specimen of Corchjlmc indicisa with drooping foliage. 



The (hvh.K ,., I , , '■' .' ' ' ■ ' ,' ,'. ' " 'T':'- r " ,,,,nli -' T '- 1 >- "'■ouml the stem of this plant is a circle of 



th, death of M !■•■', ■•„' ,. '■' ■ ," " i r rM i >,UCe A '"" IIrrhsm k ° J)t rather d ^rf, and forming a deep 



thank, to the enlightened ,,,,1 ,,f tl' \n '' n ,t ,Z !Z t,,r' 'w^' lir " Umhvol " k t0 iL The next circIe is composed of 



M r Dutreux-l'eseutoiv, ., ,i ',' I ''' l " ,, ^^ l ' •■""'" ^lon/imii. And then come the designs on the 



in appearance and ornamentation ' * u 11 ° ^ COne * . c ** ^ as a ver 7 gentle inclination, and is 



Entrlaml tor nnnv ve- •-> It'" • '■ ' '" border Echeveria secunda (3 rows.) 



way and establi-dun- its. If j„ ]' M ,, ( , <;,,, .■ V l'" '" " ' ' V/ ""' ,/ "* ! '' ,f '-' fll, '" > > very slender and glaucescent, 



t ,,,]. ,,, ,,.,';, ..' •,"".' ' "" l '"' l|i;l tl " Ul ' 1 '- dotted over with tufts of Teleianthera amaena. 



are usually vm-y enmpli, at( . ,j . |11( | ,,!'.' ^ ' "' ,,s '" n> •>■ Border Scdum cameum variegatum, about 4 */, inches 



( ''>ntn.ental irarde„,,-, ,,v be-innin- to -i lo I -' AUernanthera Wonychioides , about 6 inches wide. 



td,,orativ< beddj 5 " g ° f Pelar 9onium Manglesii \ 



(>• (rround of / m?/He £^ ffem - described above. 



"vamples th.it Udbit. d t "' " } M '" U some 7 - (-''nl'/lfneindivusa ) 



expe, t,d on the !,th'i r i'l "| '| l' '" f * othin S in the way of succulent plants, the objects of so 



The follow-in- d,s, T ip tl is , , it " h mu ' h ( ' aiv in Kl ^ d , would surpass it. Let any one try to 



•ery simple, but harmonious in ,.|r,,-t to th, h',-1, tV' " '' "'■ ^ M ' '^ h ° ^ th;,llk us ^ '^ing obtained 



n " ' *~ Ul ' I*«-i-Jiii- — ioii ot Mr. Dutreux to publish it. E. A. 



