20 NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



Grevili.ia. — A new species from the Swan River, with foliage like that of 

 Boronia pinnata. It is a very neat-growing plant. At Mr. Low's. 



Cotoneaster denticl'lata. — Another hardy shrubby plant of this justly- 

 admired genus. The foliage is of the colour and form of the old and generally- 

 known Correa alba. It is a very pretty plant, aud if it bears, like others, 

 numerous berries, it will give it additional interest. At Mr. Low's. 



Arbutus karinosa. — The long lanceolate leaves, of a deep rich green, give 

 the plant a very pretty appearance, and make it desirable for every shrubbery. 

 At Mr. Low's. 



Bauhinia (of the Mission.) — This lovely plant has just been received by Mr. 

 Low, the foliage is very beautiful. 



Tetranthera Japonica. — The leaves are large, like a Rhododendron Cancasi- 

 curn, of a very deep green, having a light edging. It is a very pretty robust- 

 growing shrub, and appears to be hardy ; should it prove to endure this climate 

 it will he a valuable addition to the shrubbery. At Mr. Low's. 



Inga pulciierrimus. — Sent to the Clapton Nursery from New York, but 

 judged to be a native of Brazil. It has a very beautiful foliage in the way of 

 the Humble Plant. 



Aralia crassifolia. — A native of New Zealand. The leaf of the small 

 plant at Mr. Low's is sixteen inches long and about a quarter broad. It has a 

 very prominent and strong midrib of a bright brown colour, each side of which 

 there is a small edging of the leaf of a deep green, and at every inch a cross 

 mark of a light colour. It is a singular and pretty-looking greenhouse plant. 

 At Mr. Low's. 



Begonia Baukerii. — The leaf of this new species is a foot long, giving it a 

 noble appearance. At Mr. Low's. 



Jlsticia attenuata. — The leaf is beautifully lined with red, giving it a very 

 interesting appearance, and rendering it a most desirable plant for a stove collec- 

 tion, or for a warm greenhouse or conservatory. At Mr. Low's. 



Hibbertia coriafoi.ia. — A very pretty Lechenaultia-looking plant, with 

 bright yellow flowers, about an inch across. It is a desirable greenhouse plant, 

 keeping long in bloom, and easy of culture. At Mr. Low's. 



Mirbelia Baxterii. — This plant forms a very neat dwarf bushy shrub, and 

 bears a profusion of its pretty yellow flowers. It deserves a place in every 

 greenhouse, and its blooming till winter renders it additionally desirable. We 

 mention the plant in this place in order to recommend it to our readers, 

 although it has been described in a former number. We recently saw many 

 plants in bloom at Mr. Henderson's Nursery, Edgeware-road. 



Gesnera lanata.— The plant and flowers are hoary. It grows to four or five 

 feet high, producing its blossoms in whorls of ten or twelve each, of a fine 

 orange-scarlet ; the interior of the mouth is prettily spotted with red. Each 

 blossom is about an inch and a half long. At Mr. Henderson's. 



Duranta PLUjiiERii. — This plant was introduced into this country in , 



but has been neglected. In consequence of its not being generally well grown 

 it bloomed seldom. In the stove at Mr. Henderson's we recently saw a plant, a 

 little more than a yard high, in profuse bloom, having a beautiful appearance. 

 The numerous branching panicle of flowers was two feet long. The blossom of 

 a pale blue streaked with dark violet. It well deserves attention. 



Eranthemum strictum. — A handsome flowering plant, deserving a place in 

 every stove collection or warm greenhouse. The flowers are of a deep blue 

 colour with a dark eye, and are the size of the blossom of a common large- 

 flowered periwinkle. At Mr. Henderson's. 



Allamanda cathartica. — This noble-looking plant is trained at a consider- 

 able length in the stove of Mr. Henderson, and blooms for several months suc- 

 cessively. In November, when we saw it, there were about 300 flowers upon it. 

 in panicles of eight or ten in each, of a rich deep yellow colour, of a convolvulus 

 form, each blossom being near four inches long and three across. It is of 

 easy culture, and deserves a place in every hot-house or warm greenhouse. 



