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PART II. 

 LIST OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, 



Noticed since our last. 



1. Acacia prominens, Conspicuous Acacia, or Nepeau Wattle. (Bot. Reg., 

 3582.) Natural Order, Leguminosse. I.inmean Class, Polygamia; Order, Mo- 

 usecia. This plant is a native of the barren forest grounds of New South Wales 

 in the neighbourhood of the Nepeau River, where, producing a vast proportion 

 of rich golden blossoms, it becomes an object of peculiar attraction, and at the 

 same time diffuses a profuse fragrance around. It was introduced into this 

 country some time ago, and is now cultivated at Kew ; in the spring, it floweis 

 most charmingly. It is a fine conservatory shrub, and the fine racemes of rich 

 golden fragrant blossoms recommend it very strongly. The plant grows about 

 ten feet high, spreading proportionately. Acacia, from akazo to sharpen ; maDy 

 species being thorny. 



2. Azalea Rawsonii, Mr. Rawson's Azalea. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Rhodoraceaa?. 

 Pentaudria Monogynia. Within a few years there have been many fine hybrid 

 Azaleas raised, both on the continent and in this country, but none to surpass 

 the present variety. It was raised from seed by our respected friend Mr. Men- 

 zies, gardener to Christopher Ravfson, Esq., Hope House, Halifax, in whose 

 splendid and superior cultivated collection of plants, it bloomed this sprint. 

 Mr. Menzies supposes it to have been produced between Azalea phcenicea and 

 Rhododendron dauricum atrovirens; from that circumstance it is very probable 

 that it will prove nearly hardy. The plant merits a place in every collection of 

 this tribe of beautiful flowering plants; the plant being the property of a gentle- 

 man, not only generally known as an ardent admirer ol Floriculture, &,c. but 

 equally so for liberality and endeavouring to promote its interests, and for 

 others to participate in such rationale enjoyment, we believe it will soon be pre- 

 sented to the public, and plants to be procured of the Nurserymen. The flowers are 

 nearly three inches across, of a fine rich scarlet crimson colour; the two upper 

 petals numerously spotted with darker. Mr. Menzies cultivates the plant in 

 equal parts of heath mould and well rotted leaf soil, to which is added a little of 

 hazel loam. We saw his plants growing in a most healthy condition. Azalea 

 from azaleas, dry, arid, referring to its habitation. 



3. Begonia platanifoha, Platanus leaved. (Pax. Mag. of Bot.) Bego- 

 niacea?. Mona;cia Polyandria. This plant is a native of Brazil, and introducd 

 by the late Robert Barclay, Esq., in 1829, from Brazil. The flowers have much 

 the appearance of most of the species, a flesh colour edged with pink. It has 

 bloomed in the Birmingham Botanic Garden, under the skilful management of 

 Mr. Cameron. Begonia, in compliment to Michael Begon, a zealous promoter 

 of Botany. 



4. Bifrenaria acrantjaca, Orange coloured. (Bot. Reg., 1875.) Orchi- 

 daccae. Gynandria Monandria. The present neat flowering species bloomed 

 last year in the collection of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at Chiswick. 

 It is a native of Demaiara. The flower spike rises about nine inches high sup- 

 porting about ten flowers. They are of a deep orange yellow, much and beauti- 

 fully spotted with darker colour. Each flower is about three quarters of an inch 

 across. Uifrenaria, referring to the double strap that couneets the pollen masses 

 with their glaud; 



5. Coreopsis filifolia, Thread-leaved. (Bot. Mag. 3505.) A very neat 

 and pretty flowering annual, sent into this country in the spring of last year, 

 from Texas, by Mr. Drutninond. It bloomed very profusely iu the end of sum- 

 mer. The foliage and habit of the plant much resembles the C. tennifolia, it 

 grows about a foot high. The flowers are about an inch and a half across, the 

 ray of die petals of a fine orange yellow, and the disk (or en Ire) of a dark 

 blood colour, about a quarter of inch across. It deserves a place in every flower 



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