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fully blotched with brown, on a yellow ground. Miltonia, so named in 

 compliment to a most distinguished patron of floriculture, the Earl of litz- 

 william. 



9. PHILIBERTIA GRACILL1S, Slender Philbertia. [Brit. PI. Gard. 



ASCLETIADEE. PENTANDRIA DIGNYIA. 



" This new and well-marked species of a very distinct, hitherto little but 

 known genus of the curious family of Asclepiadese, was discovered by Mr. 

 Tweedie, in the country between Buenos Ayres and Tueuman, and he for- 

 warded seeds of it to his correspondents, under the name of green flowering 

 Asclepias of saint Katherino." 



The plant was raised in the garden of our worthy friend Dr. Neill, at 

 Canonmills, near Edinburgh, and in other collections in the spring of 18S6. 



It is nearly allied to the genus Sarcostema ; for the opportunity of figuring 

 this plant, Mr. Don expresses himself indebted to Mr. James Macnab, of the 

 Experimental Gardens, Edinburgh, and to Mr. Lawson, gardener to Mr. Neill, 

 who also supplied him with the following information relative to its culture. 

 " The specimen sent is from a plant raised here out of Tweedie's seeds, of 

 1836, collected between Buenos Ayres and Tueuman, last year ; the plant 

 grew about a foot and a half, and was very sle>ider ; I kept the plant all 

 winter, trained to a rafter in the \inery, where it retained its leaves, and it 

 did not appear to suffer in being occasionly exposed to a little frost ; very 

 little lire having been employed. 



10. BEGONIA INSIGNIS, Noble-flowered Begonia. [Bol. Iieg 



NAT. ORD. BEGONIACE.E. CLASS MONOECIA POLYANDUIA. 



An upright growing plant, with fleshy «tems, of a green colour; leaves 

 oblique, as are most of the genus, heart-shaped, oblong lanceolate, hairy, 

 much gagged and serrated on a purple margin. The racemese clustered 

 flowers are of a rose-colour, aud produced in great profusion. 



It is said to grow freely in a good greenhouse, but thai it attains its great- 

 est perfection, at least during its growing season, when placed in a stove. 

 The season at which it flowers, renders it, as well as many of the same genus, 

 desirable as a stove plant, bearing its largest clusters of beautiful rose-co- 

 loured flowers, in the months of December and January. " Many species 

 are conspicuous for the size and richness of their foliage, but more from the 

 greatness and the fineness of their blossoms." It was introduced from the 

 Berlin Garden, and it is probably a Brazilian species. We have not, how- 

 ever, seen any wild specimens. Begonia, in compliment to M. Begon. 



11. TWEED! A CCERULEA, Blue-floivercd . [Brit. Fl. Card. 407. 



ASCI.EPIDACEJE. PENTANDRIA DIGNYIA. 



Mr, Tweedie discovered this pretty flowering plant in Buenos Ayres. 

 Plants were raised in the Glasgow Botanic Garden, where seeds were sent 

 bj Mr. Tweedie. Seeds have also been distributed to other places, so that 

 the plant will soon become common. It is very ornamental, and deserves 

 a place in every flower garden, The flower stems rise from two to three 

 feet high, producing fine spikes of pretty blue flowers, the underside ra- 

 ther of a rosy colour. Each blossom is more than an inch across. Tweedia 

 so named after the late Mr. Tweedie. 



12. ROSA INDICA; var. BLA1R1I, Blair's Krw China Rose. 



This is a very handsome variety, raised a few years ago by Mr. Blair 

 from seeds of the yellow China, impregnated by the pollen of the Tuscan. 

 The flower is very double, the petals are yellowish luwaids the base, and 

 some of them striped towards the middle. 



