198 NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



Eriostemum buxifolium. Box-leaved. (Bot. Mag. 4101.) Rutaceae. 

 Decandria Monogynia. A native of New Holland, a handsome greenhouse 

 shrubby plant. The foliage is in the way of Pimelea decussata. The flowers 

 are produced numerously fur several inches at. the extremities of the shoots. 

 Each blossom is about an inch across, flesh-coloured, with a pale-blue tinge 

 down the middle of each petal. It deserves a place in every greenhouse. 



L^lia pedunculata. The Pedtjnculateu. (Bot. Mag. 4099.) Orchidaceae. 

 Gynandria Monandria. A native of Guatemala, sent by Mr. Skinner to Woburn. 

 The flower-stem rises about a foot high. Sepals and petals of a pretty lilac. 

 Labellum lilac, lip with a yellow stripe, and centre dark crimson. Each blossom 

 is about two inches across. 



Odontoglossum l«ve. Smooth-lipped. (Bot. Reg. 39.) Orchidaceae. 

 Gynandria Monogynia. A native of Guatemala. The flowers are produced in 

 a long panicle. Each blossom is about an inch and a half across. Sepals and 

 petals orange yellow, blotched and striped with crimson. Labellum lilac-purple, 

 with a white lip. The sepals and petals are green at the underside, spotted 

 with pale brown. 



Tkop^olum Lobbianum. Mr. Lobb's. (Bot. Mag. 4097.) Tropaeolese, 

 Octandria Monogyuia. Discovered in Columbia, and sent to Messrs. Veitch's, 

 of Exeter, by their collector. It makes a charming appearance when trained 

 to a frame-work, as is done with T. tricolorum, and others. The leaves are 

 similar to the common border Nasturtium. The flowers are of fine flamed 

 orange-red, the lower petals fringed beautifully. Each blossom is a little mure 

 than an inch across, and near two inches long to the tip of the spur. It is a very 

 pretty addition to the lovely tribe. 



New Plants seen at Nurseries, &c. 

 At the Royal Gardens, Kew. 



Franciscea hydranqeafohmis. For the first time in this country it is in 

 bloom here. The flowers are about the size and colour of F. uniflora, but are 

 closely arranged in heads, similar to the Hydrangea. The plant grows vigor- 

 ouslj', the leaves are large, and the flowers fragrant. We remarked on the plant, 

 in a previous number, as being in the collection of Mr. Low's of Clapton. It 

 is a fine species, well deserving a place in every collection. 



Thunbergia chrysops. All the Thunlergias are beautiful, but this eclipses 

 all others yet known in this country. The flowers are produced singly from the 

 axils of the leaves, have a long tube, narrow at the bottom, gradually widening 

 to half an inch broad at the mouth, and the limb (face of the flower) spreads 

 large. The ioside of the tube is yellow, very visible, next a ring of fine pale 

 hlue, and the rest part a rich violet. It is an abundant bloomer, and one of the 

 haudsomest plants introduced into this country for some years. 



At Messrs. Hendersons'. 



Gloxinia discolor. The stem grows about nine inches high, and terminates 

 in a large tuft of flowers, which are produced on footstalks, four inches long, 

 about forty flowers in a head. They are of a lilac-blue, becoming white nearly 

 at the centre. The leaves are remarkable too; they are very large, having 

 strong yellowish veins. The giound-coluur of the upper surface is a dark green, 

 whilst the underside is of a deep blood colour. It deserves a place in every 

 warm greenhouse. 



At Messrs. Rollissons' , Tooting. 



Aerides maculosum. It approaches nearly to A. Brooki. The sepals and 

 petals are beautifully spotted with purple en a light ground, and the tip is of a 

 similar ground, having a large blotch of purple on the lip. The flowers have a 

 very delicious fragrance. 



I is a Bombay orchideous plant, well deserving a place in every collection. 





