20 .MISCELLANY OF NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. 



Cxtinus Hypocistus. The Dean of Manchester discovered this very inte- 

 resting plant growing from the underside of the roots of a Cistus towards the 

 rocky summit of Santa Decca, 2300 feet high, in Corfu. The flower is pure 

 while, and the rest of the plant intense scarlet. The plant rises about five inches 

 high, and the flowers have some resemblance to short thick white Jasmine 

 flowers. 



Lankesteria parvifloua, an Acanthus-like plant. A native of Sierra Leone, 

 sent to this country by Mr. Whitfield. It is an evergreen stove plant, with 

 yellow tube flowers changing to white. 



Descriptive Catalogue of New Camellias. — In former Numbers of our 

 Magazine we have given from time to time a descriptive list of the new Ca- 

 mellias of superior merit as they bloomed, we now insert those which have been 

 sent out since our last list was published, in order to assist our readers in making 

 selections of additional beauties which so numerously comprise this very hand- 

 some and noble race of plants. We are glad to know that, with the annual 

 increased taste for the culture of flowers, the Camellia has had a considerable 

 increase of admirers, and each recent year the demand for plants has greatly 

 increased. 



Acidalia, fine rose and white, beautiful form. 



Adelaide, very deep red, petals imbricated, (petals laid regular over one another 



like tiles,) very regular ; of first-rate excellence. 

 Admiral Nelson, very delicate peach colour ; very fine form. 

 Adonidea, rose, with pale white veins ; superior variety. 

 Agnesi, rose, very regularly imbricated. 

 Alba Cassoretti, pure white, fine imbricated. 



Alba fenestrata, superb pure white, perfectly imbricated ; first-rate excellence. 

 Alba illustrata, pure white, fine imbricated. 



Alba Luiidouensis, or Candida superba, pure white, very superior form, imbri- 

 cated. 

 Alba lucina, very regularly imbricate, a pure white, with some of the petals 



striped with carmine. The foliage is very thick and striking. 

 Alexina, pure white, with some pretty streaks of flesh colour. The flower has 



much the appearance of a ranunculus in form. Petals round, and beautifully 



imbricated ; of first-rate excellence. 

 Alsatica, waxy rose, globe-shaped, very double, and superb. 

 Amabilis, of New York, finely imbricated, pale rose, with tints of white ; very 



handsome. 

 Americana, delicate rose-striped, and blotched with carmine ; ranunculus- 

 formed ; very neat. 

 Appollinea, splendid rose, very large, and imbricated. 

 Archinto, beautiful cream colour, imbricated ; fine. 

 Atro-Violacea, red, changing to violet purple ; large flower, very full centre ; 



superb. 

 Alba Prima, very pure white ; centre so double as to form a rising globe; most 



superb of all whites. 

 Aurora, rosy salmon, marbled with white ; very pretty. 

 Baltimoreana, delicate white, striped with rose ; very superb. 

 Barni d ; Italie, beautiful rose, with white stripes; form of the old double white; 



very fine. 

 Baron Sigism de Pronay, white, tinged with delicate cream colour. 

 Baronne d'Udekem, salmon-bronze, with white shade up the centre of each 



petal ; very perfectly imbricated ; of first-rate excellence. 

 Bellina major, rich deep salmon, striped with white ; very large and superior 



flower. 

 Belle Gioja, white, rose, and red, in shades, quite distinct ; very double and 



handsome. 

 Belle Irene, fine rosy white, with yellowish stripes, imbricated; handsome. 

 Bazzoni d'ltalie, biilliant coral colour, and pseony-formed. 

 Binneyi, cream coloured, beautifully striped with white, imbricated ; very superb. 



