244 NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 
RaopopenprRoN Daxtunoust#.—In the Museum at these Royal 
Gardens there is an admirably well executed model of a specimen of 
this fine plant in bloom. ‘The leaves are about five inches long, of 
thick substance. The flowers are just before opening, about five 
incbes long, and when expanded are rather bell-shaped, and nearly as 
much across the mouth. The petals are of firm substance, and round 
at the outer edge ; white, with one of the upper lobes spotted minutely 
with rosy-crimson. The blossoms are borne in terminal umbellate 
heads of from three to seven in each. It is a noble species, the finest 
known. This is one of the species figured in the splendid publication 
edited by Sir W. J. Hooker, ‘On the Rhododendrons recently dis- 
covered in the mountains of Himalaya.” [Every admirer of this 
noble race of plants should possess this very interesting publication. ] 
Fucusia SERRATTIFOLIA.—Several plants of this handsome flowering 
species have been formed into a tree-like shape, having stems six or 
eight feet high, and a fine branching head, copiously clothed with 
flowers. They have a beautiful appearance, and appear likely to bloom 
for some months to come. ‘This Fuchsia is a fine plant for winter 
ornament, alike suitable for the conservatory, greenhouse, or sitting- 
room. 
Mimovtus Guiurionosus.—This shrubby plant is an old inhabitant 
of our greenhouses, and ought to be in every one where an autumn 
and winter decoration is desired. Its numerous lovely buff-yellow 
flowers have a pretty appearance. There are many of them in the 
plant houses here. 
CHOROZEMA MACROPHYLLA.—There are some fine branching bushy 
plants in profuse bloom. ‘The flowers are orange, with a yellow eye 
and purple keel. Blooming freely, now renders it a pretty acqui- 
sition. 
SALviA FuLGENS.—There are several very fine bushes of this showy 
species, some of them having fifty spikes of these rich crimson flowers. 
It is an ornamental plant for autumn and winter. 
EPacris GRANDIFLORA.—Several plants of this ornamental flower 
are coming into profuse bloom. 
CoRREA GRANDIFLORA and other species are now pushing forth 
their lovely flowers, and will be charming ornaments from the time 
the flowers are fully developed to next May or June. Every green- 
house or sitting-room ought to contain some of this charming tribe. 
SWAINSONIA GALEGIFOLIA.—The rosy-purple flowered, as well as 
the white variety, are now in fine bloom, and will continue till Christ- 
mas. ‘Their pretty pea-like flowers produced in five spikes have a nice 
appearance. 
ACACIA TRITERNATA.—A fine bush, is in full bloom, the flowers 
are globular, a pretty yellow colour, and blooming throughout autumn 
renders it valuable ; they generally bloom from January to May. 
In the stove there is a very ornamental new Gesnera named G. 
Hondensis in fine flower. The flowers are orange-scarlet with a 
yellow end, each blossom an inch long. They are produced in whorls 
of from six to eight in each, and the spikes of whorls are two or more 
feet long. It is a very ornamental species. 
