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12. LUPIN'US VERSICOLOR. Party coloured Lupine. [Bot. Reg. 



LEGUMINOSjE. DIADELP1IIA DECANDRIA. 



A hardy perennial species, a native of California, and has bloomed in the 

 garden of the London Horticultural Society. The steins grows about two 

 feet high, much branched. The flowers are produced in terminal spikes-, 

 the blossoms are variable between rose-colour, pale blue, violet, pink, and 

 greenish white on the same raceme, but the lighter ^colours are generally 

 towards the top of the raceme. It is a beautiful flowering species, and well 

 deserves a place in every ilower garden. The flowers are fragrant, some- 

 thing like the perfume of the field bean. It blooms from May to July, and 

 produces abundance of seeds. 



13. PLATYSTEMON CALIFORNIA'S. Califomian. [tiiit. Flow. Gaid.394. 



PAPAVERACB.E. POYANDRIA POLYGYMA. 



An hardy annual introduced into this country by the late Mr. Douglas. 

 The plant grows about eight or ten inches high, branches terminating with 

 pale straw coloured blossoms, each about an inch across. The Howers 

 much resemble the wild wood Anemone of Britain, only differing in colour. 

 Platysttmon from plains broad, and slemon a stamen, alluding to the broad 

 filaments. 



14. RHODENDRON ARBOREUM var. CINNAMOMEf M. Cinnamon eo- 



lourred tree Hliodedendron. [Bot. tteg. 



ERICACEAE, DECANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



In 1822 Dr. Wallich sent to this country, from India, a quantity of seeds 

 of this plant, one of which has bloomed in the nursery of Messrs. Itollison 

 at Tooling, Surrey. The present variety is very like the white sort which has 

 previously been noticed and been cultivated in our gardens for ten or twelve 

 years, but the clusters of flowers are more compact, and the purple spots on 

 the white petals are larger, darker and more numerous. The while of the 

 flower is not quite so clear as in the old kind. The present kind deserves 

 a place in every shrub border. 



15. BLUMENBACHIA MULTIF1DA. MtUUJUd-leaved. [Bo:. Mag. 3599. 



LOAS.T. POLYDEIPHIA POLYANDRIA. 



A native of Buenos Ayres, and discovered (here by the late Dr. Gillies. 

 It has since been discovered by the late Mr. Tweedie, and by him seeds 

 were sent to the Glasgow Botanic Garden. This species is very distinct 

 from B. insignis, being a much stronger growing plant, mere compact, and 

 mure hisped with strings. It is perfect hardy. The leaves are much larger, 

 but like B insi-iiis, they are much lobed. The flowers are about an inch 

 across, white, with a yellow, and red centre. 



16. BRODI/E\ GRANDIFLORA. Lagt flptctred , [Botanist. 



LIL1ACIA. TRIANDRIA, MONOGYNIA. 



A bulbous rooting plant, a native of Georgia, on the north-west of Ameri- 

 ca. Bulbs were sent by the lateJMr. Douglas, to the London Horticultural 

 Society. The flower stem rises to eight or ten inches high, terminating 

 with an umbel of about six. flowers ; each flower is camp anu! ate, about an 

 inch across, of a pretty blue colour. It is quite hardy and flourishes freely 

 il grown in a shady situation, and planted in'peat soil. Brodiaa, named in 

 compliment to James Brodie, Esq of North Britain. 



IT. SILENE dll.OR.r.rOMN. Amniancotchflu.' [Bo 1 . Reg. iSsg 



'IU:\\C(K DECANDRIA TRIGYNIA. 



A hardy perennial plant, producing numerous pretty flowers, of a i 

 white, delightfully fragrant. Each Bow< ,• is rather more Iban an ihi h n 

 ■"" : dt plan! for either the flower border or a reck work. 



