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PART II. 



NEW OR RARE PLANTS 



WBICH WB HAVR NOTICED SINC8 OCR LAST. 



1. Agrostemma Bvngeana, Dr. Bi.'Nge's Scarlet Campion. {But. Flow. 

 Gard.) Synonym, Lychnis Bungeana. Class, Decandria; order, Pentagr- 

 nia. Natural order, Caryophyllese. The flowers of this very beautiful per- 

 ennial species very much resembles those of Lychnis fulgens, but are larger, 

 of a very fine scarlet, with a small white centrp. The flower is nearly three 

 inches across, and has a showy appearance. The stem grows about a foot 

 high, branching, and each branch terrainaied by a solitary flower. The 

 plant is a native of Asiatic Russia, consequently quite hardy, and will flou- 

 rish in any good garden soil. It was received into this country by Dr. 

 Ne ill, near Edinburgh, from Flotbeck Nurseries, Hamburgh. The plant, 

 flowered with Dr. Neii.T. in July, 1835. It is easily propagated by cuttings, 

 and by seeds which are produced abundantly. The plant ought to be grown 

 in every flower garden. Dr. Bunge, after whom it is named, was the com 

 pauion of M. Ledebour, in travelling over the Altai Mountains. 



2. Aristolochia ftstens, Slinking Birthwort. That very distinguished pa- 

 troness of floriculture, Mrs. Marryatt, Wimbledon, near London, received 

 this singular flowering plant from the West Indies, and during last summer 

 it bloomed in the hothouse of that lady. The flowers are large, about five 

 inches across, very handsomely spotted and slreaked with white, green, 

 yellow, and purple. As its specific name implies, the flowers have a very 

 disagreeable scent. The foliage has a noble appearance, being of a fine 

 green, heart-shaped, about eight inches long, and of a proportionate breadth. 

 Gynandria Hexandria. Aristolochiacere. Aristolochia, from Arislos, best, 

 and lochia, parturition; referring to medicinal qualities. 



3. Astragalus Monspessulanus, Montpelier Milk-Vetch. (Mamid's Bot. 

 Gard.) A very pretty flowering species, a native of France, blooming in 

 June and July. The flower-stem grows about one foot high- The plant 

 goon spreads, so as to make a good-sized patch, and when in bloom produces 

 a showy appearance. The flowers are of a rosy-purple colour. Being a 

 hardy perennial, it merits a place in the flower-garden, or on rockwork. 

 The plant may be obtained at most of the extensive nursery establishments. 

 It was introduced into this country in 1710, but is still uncommon. Dia- 

 delphia Decandria. Leguminosse. Astragalus, from Aster, a star, and gala, 

 milk. 



4. Cereus NapoJeonis, Napoleon's Cereus. {Bot. Mag. 3158.) The 

 flower of this species is much like the Night-blooming Cereus (C. grandiflo- 

 rus), but appears to be somewhat larger. The present species blooms in the 

 day, opening in the morning and closing in the evening. The flowers are 

 slightly fragrant, similar to the above named species. It bloomed in the 

 stove at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, in September, 1835. The flowers 

 are about eight inches long, and as much across. The outer petals are yel- 

 low, and the inner ones of a pure white. Icosandria Monogynia. Cactee. 

 Cereus, from cereus, pliant; alluding to the shoots of some species. 



5. Coreopsis coronala, Crowned Coreopsis. {Hot. Mag. 3460.) A very 

 showy, handsome flowering annual plant, sent from the Texas by Mr. 

 Drummond, in 1835. The plants bloomed the same year, through summer 

 and autumn. The flowers are more than two inches across, of a fine yel- 



ow, having a handsome brown circle nearly midway up the petals. The 

 plant grows about two feet high, and blooms profusely. It deserves a place 

 in every flower-garden. As it will readily produce seeds, they will speedily 



