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are pictures which would induce every ardent lover of Flora's king- 

 dom and Flora's queen thus to treat [his plants ; and thus treating 

 them the picture of his fancy will become realized, and his labours 

 will be abundantly repaid. 



PART II. 



LIST OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



Biqnonia picta. Streaky-blossomed Trumpet Flower. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) 

 Bignoniaceae. Didynamia Angiospermia. It is thought to be a native of 

 Buenos Ayres. An evergreen shrub, not of a rambling habit, but easy to train; 

 a warm greenhouse or cool stove will suit it, and when the plant has arrived at a 

 mature growth it blooms very freely, provided all the lateral shoots are retained, 

 for if pruned, in proportion it prevents the blooming. It has bloomed very freely 

 at Messrs. Rollisson's, of Tooting Nursery. The flowers are very showy, the 

 tubular part nearly white ; the spreading limb is three inches across, of a beau- 

 tiful lilac-purple, having darker streaks. The blossoms are produced in pairs, 

 and being large and showy, render it a plant well deserving a place in every 

 collection. Plants may be had at a cheap rate. 



Chorozema spartioides. Broom-like. (Pax. Mag. Bot.) Leguminosse. 

 Decandria Monogynia. A native of New Holland. It is an evergreen shrub, 

 growing up with a short stem, and then spreading out its branches horizontally, 

 or partly in a drooping style ; they are very irregular and zigzag ; it forms, how- 

 ever, when properly grown, a pretty low bush, and with its numerous yellow 

 flowers, having bright red keels, is very showy and interesting. It is plentiful 

 in the collections of Mr. Low and Messrs. Loddiges, and can be procured very 

 cheap. 



Dendrobium cucumerinum. Cucumber Dendrobium. (Bot. Reg. 37.) 

 Orchidaceae. Gynandria Monandria. A native of New Holland. In Messrs. 

 Loddiges's collection, where it has bloomed. The plant very much resembles a 

 heap of little cucumbers, each about an inch long. Each blossom is an inch 

 across; petals very narrow, of a creamy white, with light red streaks. 



Diospyros Sapota. Sapota Date Plum. (Bot. Mag. 3988.) Ebenacese. 

 Polygamia Diaecia. Grown in the rich collection of tropical fruits at Syon 

 House. Sonnerat gives the following history of this very scarce plant: — " He 

 had arrived at Lucon, the principal of the Philippine Islands, on which Manilla 

 is situated, and his vessel had come to anchor at Cavite, situated at the head of 

 a bay three leagues distant from Manilla. Thence he made excursions to a 

 small settlement near Culamba, where was a hot spring (69° of Reaumur), in 

 which were fish and aquatic animals, and where certain shrubs, whose roots 

 penetrated the water, while the branches were saturated with the; steam, were 

 growing vigorously. Quitting the village, traversed by the stream of hot water 

 as mentioned above, I pursued my way towards the east, and after walking three 

 hours found myself in an immense plain. The only inhabited part that I could 

 see consisted of a small village. A rill of clear, pure, and well-tasted water, 

 proceeding from the summit of an adjacent mountain, traversed this village, and 

 diffusing itself over the plain, increased its fertility. Wide fields were enamelled 

 with flowers, whose varied hues and sweet perfume delighted alike the scent and 

 eye. It were difficult for imagination to conceive a sweeter abode ; and the 

 inhabitants received me so kindly, and offered me so many marks of friendship, 

 that, attracted also by the simplicity of their manners, I stayed for some time in 

 this happy spot. I investigated the productions of its fertile soil, and gathered 

 several plants, which sufficed to confer upon me the reputation of a skilful 

 physician in the opinion of the inhabitants, who, fond of life, as all men are, and 

 credulous as to the means of prolonging it, quickly brought me their sick, and 



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