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6. CRABOYVSKIA BOEHAAVLEFOL1A, Boerhaavia Laved. [Bot. Reg. 1985 



L SOLANACEte. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. SYNONYMS. LYCIUM, BOERIIAAVI- 

 FOLIA. LYCIUM IIETERPHYLLUM. EHRETIA HALIMIFOLIA. 



A spinous shrubby plant, introduced. to the London Horticultural Society's 

 Garden, "from Brazil, where it is a common shrub in the woods and fields, and 



frows to the height of eight or ten feet. It has been found hardy enough to 

 ear the open air of this country, when trained against a south aspected wall. 

 It is a very branching shrub, witb leaves much resembling those of Psidium 

 Catleyanum. Each flower is about half an inch across, of a pale-violet blue. 

 They are produced in small brancing panicles. Crabnwtkia in compliment 

 to Mr. N. Grabowsky, an Apothecary at Ohlaf, an author of a work on 

 flowers, 



7. LOBELIA CAVANILLES1I. Cavunilks's lobelia. [Bot. Mag. S600. 



CAMPANULACB*:. PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. SYNONYM, LOBELIA PERSICIFOLIA. 



A native of New Spain, and requires to be grown in the stove in this coun- 

 try. It blooms in August and September. It is an herbaceous plant, having 

 a flower stem about a yard high, with scarcely any branches. The flowers 

 are produced numerously, upon long foot-stalks. Each flower is about an 

 inch and a half long of an orange-red colour. The stamens are united their 

 whole length, and forms a long red tube, which adds to the beauty of the 

 flower. The plant has bloomed in the Glasgow Botanic Garden. Lobelia in 

 compliment to Mr. Lobel. 



8. LOBELIA SIPHILITICA, var MILLERII, Miller's Blue American lobelia. 



[Boj. Mag. 3604. 



LOBELIACE*:, PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



. T ! 1 '. S . Deaut if u l flowering hybrid has been raised from seed, between L, 

 siphilitica ; and L. fulgens ; or L. spleudens, or some line scarlet flower. 

 The colour of the flow.'r is the blue of the former, with ,the fine scarlet or 

 crimson of one of the others. It is quite hardy, and produces numerous 

 flower stems rising to the height of two feet, which continue in bloom from 

 July to the end of summer, The plant deserves a place in every flower gar- 

 den. We have twelve other fine varieties. 



9. MAXILLARIA STEELI, Mr. Sled',. [Bot. Reg. 1986. 



ORCIIIDACE.-E. CYNANDRIA MONANDRIA. SYNONYM. MAXILlARIA I LAGELLII ERA . 



It is a native of Demerara, from whence it was introduced in 1835. The 

 plant is of very singular growth ; the stems are pendulous, and the leaves are 

 very long, extending three or four feet. They are like so many very strong 

 rushes. The flowers are produced solitary, each rather more than two 

 inches and a half across. They are yellow, irregularly spotted and striped 

 with large spots, and stripes of dark purple. The labelluin is of a sulphur 

 colour with dark purple veins, altogether singularly handsome. The plant 

 has bloomed iu the collection of Messrs Loddiges's of Hackney. 



In the Botanical Register, Dr. Lindley has noticed the following new 

 specie^ of Maxillnria.viz. 1, Maxillaria Rollissoni, in Messrs Rollisson's 

 collection, at Tooting Nursery. The flowers are of 'a pale Lemon colour, 

 with the Labellum dotted in the middle with fine purple. 



2. M. acicularis ; a native of Brazil, in the collection of the Honourable 

 and Reverend W. Herbert. The flowers are of a purplish chocolate colour. 



3. M. uncata; a native ofDemerara^ in Messrs. Loddiges's collection. 

 4.M. chlorantha ; a native of Demerara ; iu Messrs. Loddiges's collection. 



The flowers are of a yellowish green, small they are sweet scented. 



5. M. variabilis; u native of Mexico. The flowers are small of a deep 

 purple colour. This species has been known by the following names M. 

 atropurpurea, M. conci 



<•. M. teriuifoHa j a native of Mexico. The flowers are of a rich pill 

 spotted, and brnksn into small yellow patches. 



