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13. Pimelea liguslriiia, Privet leaved. (But. Reg. 1827.) This very neat 

 and pretty species is cultivated by Mr. I. owe, of the Clapton Nursery, near 

 London. A native of New South Wales, and of Van Dieman's Laud, where 

 it grows to the height of three or four yards. The foliage is very neat, and 

 when clothed with its numerous globose heads of white flowers, must have a 

 very pleasing appearance. It will form a hardy greenhouse shrub in this 

 country, and well deserves admission there. It is readily increased by 

 cuttings. Diandria Monogynia. Thymeleacese. 



14. PimeHa hispida, Hispid flowered. (But. Mag. 3459.) A most beau- 

 tiful flowering species, which ought to be in every greenhouse in the country. 

 It is a native of New Holland. The flowers are of a fine rose colour, and 

 are produced in vast profusion. Both the tube and limb of each flower is 

 clothed with hairs. The capitate heads of flowers are of a large size, and a 

 plant a foot high is uniformly capable of showing forty such heads of 

 flowers. We expect the plant will find its way into all the public nursery 

 establishments. 



15. PleurothalUs picla, Painted flowered. (But. Reg. 1825.) A small but 

 pretty species, composing a tuft of two inches higb. The flower stems are 

 produced numerously, rising about three inches high. The flowers are very 

 diminutive, of a greenish- white streaked with red. We have seen it grow 

 well, kept under a bell-glass. Messrs. Loddiges cultivate it in this man- 

 ner. Gyuandria Mouaudria. Orchideac. 



16. Troxhnum glauevm, Glaucous-leaved. (But. Mag.) Synonyms T. 

 cuspidatum, T. marginatum. A hardy border plant. It does nit produce a 

 stem, but the flower stalks rise from the ground. The foliage rises from the 

 crown of the root, similar to the common Dandelion. The flowers are of a 

 bright yellow, near three inches across, and being compound, make a very 

 showy appearance. The under side of the petals is streaked with red. The 

 plant blooms from June to August. Syngenesia -Equalis. Composite. 



17. Verbena rugnsa. Wrinkled-leaved Vervain. The flowers of this new 

 species are very like V. venosa, of a violet colour, and being produced in 

 profusion, make a very showy appearance. The plant grows about two 

 feet high, is a hardy perennial, of easy cultivation, readily increased either 

 by cuttings or parting the roots. The present species is cultivated in the 

 Birmingham Botanic Garden. Didynamia Angiospermia. Vcrbenaceee. 



18. Veronica labiata, Fragrant white flowered Speedwell. (Bvt. Mag. 

 3461.) Synonym, V. Dementia. A very pretty greenhouse species, a native 

 of New Holland, and Van Dieman's Land. Ronald (Unn, Esq. trans- 

 mitted it to the Glasgow Botanic Garden. The flower stems rise to two feet 

 high, each producing, at the top, several erect racemes of rather large, 

 white, fragrant, flowers. It is a very pleasing addition to a collection 

 of greenhouse plants. We hope it will soon be extensively cultivated. If 

 it increase as readily as the hardy kinds, this will unquestionably be the case. 

 Diandria Monogynia. Scrophularinre. 



There are some new species of Veronica yet unpublished, recently found 

 by Mr. Cunningham in New Zealand : — 



1. V. speciosa. A very showy, spreading, shrubby species, growing from 

 three to six feet high, producing numerous stems, crowned with racemes of 

 purple -violet coloured flowers. Of all the plants which have been sent from 

 New Zealand, — even the splendid Clianthus, now so much admired in this 

 country, — none are more showy and beautiful than the V. speciosa. When 

 introduced into this country, it will bo a most splendid acquisition to our 

 gardens. We hope seeds of it will soon be transmitted, so that ere long 

 our shrubberies may be ornamented with this fine plant. 



2. V. liqiistrifulia, Privet-leaved. A slender shrub, growing two feet high, 

 producing numerous branches, terminated by racemous spikes of white 

 flowers. 



3. V. diesmifolia, Diosma-leaved. A slender twiggy shrub, growing from 

 three to twelve feet high. The numerous branches are terminated by co- 

 rymbs of many white flowers, which make a very showy appearance. 



