90 MISCELLANY OK NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE. 



Francisea acuminata. Acuminate- leaved. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Schro- 

 phulariacese. Didynamia Angiospermia. From Brazil ; much like F. Hope- 

 ana, but blooms more freely, in terminal corymbs; the flowers are a bluish- 

 violet. It has bloomed with Messrs. Hendersons, Edgware Road, London. 



LeiAnthus longifolius. Lono-i.eaved. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Gentianaceae. 

 Pentandria Monogynia (synonym Tachia longilolia). It is found in woods id 

 Jamaica. It is an evergreen shrub, flowering freely, in terminal pedicles, of a 

 dozen blooms in each head. A separate flower is near two inches long, a lively 

 yellow colour. It is grown in several of the public nurseries around London. 



Descriptive Catalogue of New Camellias (continued from page f>8). 



Orsolina, delicate pink, very large, double and beautiful. 



Palagi, very delicate, white, with rose tinge, spotted and streaked with rich rose 



and purple. It is of Paeouy formed class. 

 Palatums hungaricus, very large and full, double ; a rich rose, sprinkled over 



with shades of white and rose. Of first-rate character. 

 Parmentiera, imbricate form, deep rose, and the extreme parts of the petals are 



transparent. Very superb. 

 Pensylvanlca d'Amerique, imbricate, and of the first-rate character. 

 Pisani, imbricate, very large, white, spotted and streaked with rosy carmine. 

 Pomrjonia aurea, a globular form, buff colour, very beautiful. 

 Porta, it is very like the old white in shape; a pure white like it too; but 



striped and spotted with rich red. Very pretty. 

 Powhattan, globular form, a rich carmine. 

 Prince of Wales, first-rate form, very large, and full double. The petals are 



like those of Reticulata; a rosy satin, delicate. 

 Princesse Baciocchi, superb, imbricate form ; the fiist four rows of petals are a 



beautiful rich carmine velvet, the others are nearly white. 

 Princesse Maria, bright rosy salmon, with a very distinct pure white streak. 

 Purpurea nova, beautiful purple ; very double. 

 Queen of England, fine imbricate form ; a very delicate and beautiful rose 



colour, with a white stripe up the middle of each petal. Very pretty. 

 Queen of Great Britain, a beautiful satin-rose colour, fine form ; much ad- 

 mired. 

 Ralemona d'ltalie, fine form ; the veins of the petals are quite transparent. 



The petals are a deep rich rose at the extremities, but the centre of the flower 



is a delicate pale rose. Very beautiful. 

 Rapallino, very large imbricate form, a deep carmine, spotted with white ; very 



handsome. 

 Reine des Fleurs, beautiful imbricate form, deep carmine, edged with white ; 



very pretty. 

 Rising Sun, rich brilliant red, very large, and of the most beautiful imbricate 



form. One of the finest grown. 

 Salicifulia, a beautiful brilliant red, a globe-shaped flower; very fine. 

 Sarniensis veia. superb imbricate form, and a beautiful rich carmine colour. 

 Skirving's Seedling, or Alba Illustrata, beautiful white, and superb imbricate 



form. 

 Sherwoodi d'Amerique, beautiful cherry colour, imbricate form ; very hand- 

 some. 

 Sovereign (Low's), very large, and full double, superb imbricate form, white, 



with a few patches of carmine ; a very superb variety. 

 Spiralis, form of the old double white, a very delicate cream colour, striped with 



white. 

 Squamosa, beautiful red, with a pure white edge ; very large flower, and a fine 



imbricate form ; handsome. 



[ To he continued."] 



