4 NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS, 
forwarded a plant to the Royal Gardeus of Kew, where it has bloomed. 
It is an upright growing shrub, branching liberally, and blooming 
freely. ‘The flowers are large, a separate one being about two and a 
half inches across, of a rich deep purple-red colour, and the fine red 
anthers give it a pretty effect. It well deserves a place in the stove. 
PorentintaA Menziresti—Mr. Menzies’ CINQUEFOIL. 
This beautiful variety was raised by Mr. Menzies, gardener to H. 
Edwards, Esq., of Hope House, near Halifax, Yorkshire. The flowers 
are of a brilliant crimson colour inside, and the outside a buff yellow, 
with a crimson margin. It deserves to be in every flower garden, 
forming a bush three feet high, and blooming profusely, is highly 
ornamental. 
SwaInsonrA GreyaANna—GREY’s SWAINSONIA., 
Leguminose. Diadelphia Decandria. 
Seeds of it were sent from South Australia. It is a half-shrubby 
plant, growing about two feet high. The pretty pea-shaped flowers are 
produced in racemes about a foot long, of a handsome lavender-purple, 
with a pure white centre. Each blossom is about an inch across. It 
flourishes well in the open border in summer, but requires protection 
in a cool greenhouse during winter. 
At THE Royat GARDENS OF Kew. 
In the Greenhouse. 
CHEIRANTHUS MUTABILIS.——This is a lively flowering greenhouse 
shrubby plant, the flowers are in form like a single stock, produced in 
long spikes; at first they are white, and gradually change till they 
become a pretty purple. As it blooms freely through the winter, it is 
a useful plant for the greenhouse or sitting-room. 
The following Epacrises were also in fine bloom, and produced a 
very cheering appearance :— 
Eracris timatus.—The tube is an inch long, a bright pink, with 
the end a pure white. The contrast is exceedingly beautiful. It 
ought to be in every greenhouse. 
Epacris SANGUINEA.—Tube an inch long, of a deep blood-red. It 
is very handsome, and its deep rich colour renders it highly ornamental. 
It should be in every collection. 
Epacris CAMPANULATA RUBRA.—The flowers are bell-shaped, half 
an inch long, a pretty rosy-red colour. 
EPpacrRis CAMPANULATA ROSEA.—The flowers are bell-shaped, half 
an inch long, and of a beautiful delicate rose colour. It ought to be 
in every greenhouse. 
Epracris nrvEA.—Flowers bell-shaped, half an inch long, white. 
Neat and pretty. 
Epacris MINIATA.—Tube one inch long, a light scarlet, with the 
end pure white. 
