NEW AND HARE PLANTS. 65 



PART II. 



LIST OF NEW AND BARE PLANTS, 



Noticed since our last. 



1. CALESTEMON MICRIOSTACHYUM. Small spiked. (Bot. Reg. 7. 



HYRTACESe. ICOSANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



This yery pretty flowering plant, is a native of New Holland, and has 

 bloomed in the collection of William Harrison, Esq. Chesunt, Herts, for 

 the first time in Europe. During the last year it was exhibited at one of the 

 meeting of the London Horticultural Society, and a medal was awarded for 

 its exhibition. The foliage of the plant bears a resemblance to the Diosma 

 uniflora. The flowers are-produced similar to the Melaleucas, having long 

 stamens, and in neat spikes. They are of a very vivid crimson colour, and 

 have a most brilliant appearance. The plant ought to be in every green- 

 house and conservatory. 



We understand that it is easily increased by cuttings. Calistemon from 

 Kalos, beautiful j and stemon, stamen ; referring to the brilliant colour of 

 the stamens. 



2. CAR1CA CITRIFORMIS. Small Citron fruited Papau. 



CARICEA, MONXCIA DECANDRIA. 



The plant is a native of Guiana, and it has fruited in the hot house col- 

 lection of Charles Horsfall, Esqr. Liverpool. The flowers are small, of a 

 yellowish white. The fruit is about two inches long, and an inch and a half 

 across, of a very deep orange colour, which have a beautiful appearance, 

 hanging so gracefully pendant on the branches. The plant grows very vig- 

 ourously, so as to bear Fruit the first season after the seed is sown. It grows 

 to the height of five or six feet. 



3. CHOROZEMA CORDATUM, Mr. Munglcs's Chorozema, (Bot. Reg. 10. 



PAPILIONACE*. DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



This very neat and handsome flowering species, is a native of the Swan 

 river colony, and has been raised in the Garden of R. Mangles, Esqr. Sun- 

 ning hill, Berkshire, where it has bloomed. The plant is a very distinct 

 specie*, both in its foliage and flowers. A leaf is near two inches long, by 

 one broad. The flowers are of a fine orange scarlet, the vexillum having a 

 yellow base streaked with dark ; the keel is of a crimson purple colour. The 

 plant is a very free grower, Mr. Mangles's being at one year old near a 

 yard high. It is a profuse bloomer, and ought to be in every collection of 

 greenhouse and conservatory plants. From the well known liberality of the 

 above gentlemen, cuttings will be extensively distributed, and as it propa- 

 gates freely plants will soon be in tbe Nursery collections. Chorpzema 

 iroru chores, dance ; and zema, drink. 



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4- CIRRHOPETALUM THOUARSII. Thcuur't Cirrhopelalum. 



(Bot. Reg. Jl. 



ORCIIIDACEaeA, GYNANDKIA HONANDRIA. 



Mr. Cuming sent this very interesting orchideous plant from Manilla, to 

 Messrs. Lodiges's, where it bloomed last season. The plant produces nu- 

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