^ NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



PART II. 



NEW OR RAKE PLANTS, 



(Noticed since our last.) 



1, SPATHOD1A PENTANDRIA. Five stemmed. (Bot. Mag. 3681, 



RIGNON1ACE/E. D1DYNAMIA, ANG IOSPERMIA. 



It is abignoniaceous flowering tree, and a native of India. It has bloom- 

 ed in the stove ot the Glasgow Rotanic Garden during the last summer, 

 the plant having attained the height of twenty feet. The plant grows erect, 

 slightly branching at the top, where alone it is leafy. The flowers are pro- 

 duced upon a large panicle, and are very handsome, having much the ap- 

 pearance of a fine head of rosy lilac- coloured Rhododendron ponticum 

 flowers. Each flower is about two inches long, limb, white and rosy purple, 

 tube, yellowish white, calyx, dark red. It is altogether a a notable plant. 

 Spathodea, from spathe, a spatha ; from the sheathing nature of the calyx. 



S. VERONICA PRO-STRATA, var. Savory-leaved. Prostrate Speedwell. 



(Bot. Mag. 3683. 



SCROPHULARINE». DECANDRIA MONOGYMA. 



A hardy perennial plant, producing flowers of great beauty. The stems 

 are. at first prostrate, then rises six or eight inches high, having long ra- 

 cemes of brilliant blue flowers which continue to bloom in succession for 

 several months. It merits a place in every flower garden, being one of the 

 most showy plants cultivated. It may be procured at the public nursery 

 establishments at a low price, and is very easy of increase. 



3. PLEUROTHALIS VlTTATA. Striped-flowered. (Bot. Reg. 133. 



A native of Mexico, introduced into this country by Messrs. Loddiges. 

 The stem appears to be of a prostrate habit, The flowers are slightly 

 stained with dull purple. Sepals, the lower spotted with deep purple, the 

 upper striped with the same colour, 



4. CATASETUM ATRATUM, Dark flowered, (Bot. Reg. 63. 



ORCHIDACB*. GYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. 



Was introduced Irom Brazil by Messrs. I.oddiges, and in whose extensive 

 collection it has bloomed. It is so very distinct from other kinds that it is 

 not considered a genuine species of Catasetum, having equally, a charac- 

 teristic resemblance to a Mynantkus, into which genus, however, it is ulti- 

 mately adopted, it will be a •valuable augmentation. The blossoms are 

 green, spotted with cinnamon, and each blossom about an inch across. 



5.HEL1CHARYEUM MACRANTHUM. Large-flo.vered-(Bot. Reg. 58. 



COMPOSITE*. SYNGENESIA, POLYGAMIA SUPERFLUA. 



This very pretty everlasting flower has been introduced by Robert Man- 



