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PART II. 



LIST OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, 



Noticed since our last 



). DELPHINIUM INTERMEDIUM Var. PALLADIUM. Pale blue variable 

 Larkspur. 



RAXUNCULACEiE. POLYAXDRIA TRIGYXIA. 



This very neat and handsome flowering variety, well deserves a place in 

 every flower border, where plants growing seven feet high can be admitted. The 

 foliage is smoother than the original species, of a delicate glaucous green. 

 The flowers are produced in long spikes, of a fine light skye-blue colour, 

 which produce a charming appearance. We have had plants otit blooming 

 eight feet high, with racemes of flowers nearly five feet long. Delphinium 

 from delphin a dolphin, the resemblance of the nectary. 



2. EUCHARDIUM CONCINNUM. Pretty flowered. [Bot. Mag. 3589. 



ONOGRARI*, textaxdria MOXOGYNIA. 



This neat and pretty flowering annual, is a native of Ross in New Cali- 

 fornia. It appears to be allied to Epilobium and Clarkia. The stems rise 

 about eight inches high, each terminating by several flowers of a fine rose- 

 colour, with deeper spots and paler veins. Each flower is an inch across. 

 It blooms freely in the open border from July to the end of summer. Euchar- 

 dium. from eu, bene; and charis ga udium, alluding to the lively appearance of 

 the flowers. 



3. EULOPHIA MACROSLACHYA. Long spiked. [Bot. Reg. 1972. 



ORCHIDACEJE, GYXAXDRIA MOXANDRIA. 



This species is an inhabitant of Ceylon, growing and flowering profusely in 

 shady woods, similar to the orchis of our meadows in this country. In the 

 hothouse it blooms freely towards the end of the year, even up to Christmas. 

 The flowers are produced in long racemes, of a green and yellow colour 

 spotted with red. Eulophia, from eulophoi, well crested, surface of middle' 

 lobe of lip. 



4. GESNERIA ELONGATA. Elongated. [The Botanist. 



GESXERACE/E. DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMI A. 



It has been stated by Humbolt that this species is a native of Quito, in 

 South America. It was introduced into this country in 1835. Messrs. 

 Pope of Handsworth Nursery, near Birmingham, have had it in bloom 

 in their collection, and it was very much admired. The flowers are of a 

 bright crimson colour, each near an inch long, produced in umbels of four or 

 five on each. Gcsneria, in compliment to Conrad Gescer of Zurich, who 

 died in 1565. 



5. 1MPATIENSSCAPIFLORA. Stemless Balsam. [Bol. Mag. 3857. 



BALSAMINEJE PENTANDRIA MOXOGYXIA. SYNONYMS I. ACANIS. I. BULBOSA. 



This very interesting and pretty flowering species was sent from Bombay 

 to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, William Nimino, Esq. having transmitted 

 gome tubers of it. The plant has bloomed beautifully in the stove. The 

 plant has a very striking resemblance to a Begonia. The flowers are pro- 

 duced in scapes, each of which are about ten inches long. The blossoms 



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