18 NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



6. Drosera filiformis, Narrow-leaved Sun-dew. Droserocece; Pentandria; 

 Pentagynia; Synonym, D. temvifolia. A native of New Jersey, where it was 

 discovered by Mr. Macnab, and by him introduced to the Edinburgh Botanic 

 Garden. It has bloomed in the Comely Bank Nursery, and in the stove at Dr. 

 ReiU's. The flower stalk rises eight or ten inches high, producing a raceme of 

 ten or twelve flowers, rose coloured, each flower about half an inch across. Dro- 

 sera from drosos, dew ; referring to the clear fluid which exudes from the foliage, 

 and appears as if covered with dew. 



7. Eutoca Wrangelina ; Baron Wrangel's Eutoca. (Brit. Flow. Gard., 

 362.) Hydrophylleae ; Pentandria; Monogynia. This pretty flowering annual 

 is a native of New California, and has very recently been introduced into this 

 country. It has bloomed, this summer, in the garden of A. B. Lambert, Esq., 

 Boy ton House, Wiltshire. The plant is of ready culture, gi owing freely in the 

 open border, and blooming for several months, and has a peculiarly neat ap- 

 pearance. The cymose heads of pale-blue blossoms being showy ; each blossom" 

 is about half an' inch across. Eutoca, in compliment to Baron Wrangel, a 

 Swedish Nobleman. 



8. Genista monosperma, Single-seeded. (Bot. Reg., 1918.) Leguminosas; 

 Diadelphia; Decandria ; Synonyms, Genista monosperma; Spartium monos- 

 permum. It grows wild in Sicily, Barbary, Greece, at Gibraltar close to the 

 sea-beaten rocks, where, in February, it blooms in vast profusion. It is said to 

 be one of the most deliciously fragrant blossomed shrubs yet discovered. The 

 flowers are white. Genista, from genu, the knee ; branches being flexible like 

 the knee-joint. 



9. Isopagon Baxteri, Mr. Baxter's. Proteacese; Tetrandria; Monogynia.' 

 (Bot. Mag., 3539.) A native of New Holland, from whence it was sent to the 

 Edinburgh Botanic Garden, in 1830 ; it has bloomed in the greenhouse at that 

 place. The foliage is very handsome, much resembling Grevillia acanthifolia. 

 The heads of flowers are rose coloured, with darkish tips. The plant usually 

 grows about two feet high. It is a pretty greenhouse shrub. 



10. Malva Munroana, Mr. Munroe's Mallow. (Bot. Mag., 3537.) Malva- 

 ceae ; Monadelphia ; Polyandria. It was introduced into this country by the 

 late Mr. Douglas, who discovered it growing on the ban-en plains of the Colum- 

 bia, in North- West America. It will bloom freely when grown in the open air 

 in tliis country, and a warm and sheltered situation be selected for it ; it wi" - 

 then bloom from July to October. If cultivated in the greenhouse, it blooms 

 from May. Each flower is near an inch across, of a pale rose colour. 



11. Nectaroscordum siculum, Sicilian Honey-Garlic. (Bot. Reg., 1913.) 

 Liliaceae ; Hexandria; Monogynia; Synonym, Allium siculum. A hardy bul- 

 bous plant, discovered in the shady woods of Sicily ; nearly thirty flowers are 

 produced in each umbel ; they are of a brown, purple, rose, and white inter- 

 mixed, each flower is more than half an inch across ; it is more interesting than 

 showy. Nectaroscordum, from nectar, honey ; and skordon, garlic. 



12. Ornithogalum conicom. Pure-white flowered Star of Bethlehem. 

 (Bot. Mag., 3538.) Asphodelea?; Hexandria; Monogynia. A native of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, from whence, Baron Ludwig sent bulbs to the Glasgow 

 Botanic Garden, in 1835; the same year it bloomed in the greenhouse. The 

 flower scape rises about one foot high, terminated by a raceme of flowers, at first 

 conical, afterwards more elongated. The flowers are of a pure white, each near 

 two inches across, making a showy appearance. Ornithogalum, from ornis, a 

 bird ; and gala, milk. The plant producing much when bruised. 



13. Phlomis Armeniaca. Armenian Jerusalem Sage. I.abiatas; Didyna- 

 mia; Angiospermia. (Brit. Flow. Gard., 364.) A hardy herbaceous perrennial 

 plant, with flower stems rising about a foot high, producing numerous fine yel- 

 low blossoms, which have a neat and elegant appearance, being large showy. 

 The plant was introduced into this country in 1834, from Armenia, where it was 

 found growing on dry stony hills. It well deserves aplace in the flower garden. 

 It is grown in the Chelsea Botanic Garden. Phlomis, from Phlogmos, a flame; 

 the down used for candle wicks. 



14 Prescottia colorans, Purplish Prescottia. (Bot. Reg., 1916.) Orchi- 

 daceas; Gynandria; Monandria. A stove herbaceous orchideous plant from 

 Brazil, and imported by Messrs. Loddiges. The flowers are produced in a dense 



