NEW AND RARE PLANTS." 1*7 



PART II. 



LIST OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS, 



Noticed since our lust. 



1. Anigozanthtjs humii.is. (App. to But. Reg) Another pretty species 

 rom the Swan River colony. The flower stem appears to rise about a foot 



high, terminating by a head of brownish red and green flowers. 



2. Arbutus i.auhifolia, Laurel-leaved Strawberry Tree. (But. Reg. 67.) 

 Ericaceae. Decandria Monogynia. Lord Napiei introduced this species into 

 ihis country from Mexico, and the plant was given to A. B. Lambert, Esq., who 

 considers it to be the true kind. It appears to be a scarce plant, little being 

 known of it, and is said to inhabit Norlh America. Pursh judged it to be from 

 the north-west coast. If this be the fact, Dr. Liudley at one time judged it to 

 be the A. Menziesii of that botanist, and the A. procera of Botanical Register, 

 fol. 1703. Upon a more exact comparison, however, it appears the entire raceme 

 of A. Menziesii is covered with a fine down ; and in the present kind the pedicles 

 are nearly smooth, and the remainder of the raceme coarsely downy. The 

 foliage, too, of the latter kind is larger than A. Menziesii. The flowers are 

 small, white, produced numerously on a branching raceme. 



3. Aristoi.ochia candata, Livid-flowered Birth-wort. (Bot. Mag. 3769.) 

 Aristolochia. Gynandna Hexandria. A native of Brazil, seeds of which were 

 given to Sir Charles Lemon, Bait., and raised in the garden at Carclew, iu 

 Cornwall. It has bloomed in the plant stove at Woburn Abbey. It is a climb- 

 ing perennial plant, having three lobed cordate leaves. The tubulnr part of the 

 flower is pitcher shaped, curved like a syphon, of a dingy brownish green colour; 

 the mouth expands into a large, rich, blackish brown. 



4. Atei.andra imcana. (App. to Bot. Reg.) A native of the Swan River 

 colony. It appears to be a neat growing plant, flowering freely, one flower pro- 

 ceeding from the axil of the leaf. Each flower is about three quarters of an inch 

 across, of a violet-purple colour, with a small dark eye. 



5. Ckuf.us Martianus, Von Martius's, (Bot. Mag. 37C8.) Cacteae. Ico- 

 sandria Monogynia. A native of Mexico. It has bloomed in the fine collection 

 at Woburn, where it has bloomed in the spring, very profusely. The stem 

 grows nearly erect, but weakly, about three quarters of an inch in diameter. 

 The flowers are of a beautiful deep red rose colour. 



G. Cblogyne ocei.lata, Eyeletted. (Bot. Mag. 37G7.) Orchideae. Gynau- 

 dria Monandria, A native of the East Indies, from the Sermore mountains, 

 introduced into this country by Messrs. Loddiges. It has recently bloomed in 

 the collection of John Allcard, Esq., Stratford Green, near London. The flowers 

 are produced on an erect raceme, about six on each ; petals and sepals of a pure 

 white; lip white, tinged with yellow, and veined with orange; and within each 

 lobe is a large orange spot. 



7. Conostyms setosa. (App. to Bot. Reg.) A native of Swan River colony, 

 having the appearance of a small flowered Oinithogalum, with yellow flowers. 

 Each flower is about three quarters of an inch across. They are produced in a 

 dens umbel. 



8. Dipi.OPEI.tis IlroF.i.ii, Baron Ilngel's. (Bot. Keg. 69.) Sapindacerr. 

 Polygamia Monaecia. A native of the Swan River colony ; seeds of it were obtained 



In in thence by Mr. A. Toward, gardener to H .11.11. the Duchess of Gloucester. 

 It is a hardy greenhouse shrub, growing about three ftit high, and blooming 



freely in spring. The flowers are produced a branching terminal panicle, of a 

 beautiful colour; each flowet is about half an inch across. The plant thrives 

 well in the open border during summer, where it will prove to be a very interest- 



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