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and in the form of its leaves, which on the upper surface are dark 

 green and shining ; in this last respect it differs also from T. cirrhipes. 

 Trapseolum Wagnerianuni, Karsten. Etuberosum, glabrum, caule 

 debile, radicante, scandente, foliis peltatis, oblongo-triangularibus, sub 

 obliquis hastatis, basitruncatis, apice acuminatis, nitidis, subra saturata, 

 subtus pallide viridibus ; floribus in apice ramorum axilaribus, soli- 

 tariis, pendulis ; pedicellis tenuissimus, circinatis, bipollicaribus ; calycis 

 calcare tubuloso, recto saturate roseo, pollicem ad sesquipollicem longo, 

 laciniis lacte viridibus, obtusis ; petalis cuneiformibus, saturata violaceis, 

 versus apicem septem dentatis ; dentibus setosis calycis laciniis, pacello 

 longioribus ; starninibus octo, sequalibus, filanientis violaceis, antheris 

 coeruleis." — {Karsten, MSS.) 



We are enabled to add, this new Tropaolmn was grown last summer 

 from seed sent by Dr. Karsten to Mr. Decker's garden in Berlin. The 

 treatment differs but little from tliat of other tuberless sorts. The 

 propagation by slips is, as with others, very easy ; seeds, on the con- 

 trary, run up with difficulty. Growing at an elevation of 5000 feet, 

 it requires in winter a temperature not exceeding 8° (Reaumur) ; it is 

 in general of a very hard texture, and displays rapid growth, and is 

 therefore especially adapted for covering walls and arbours, particularly 

 tliose with a northern and eastern aspect. 



Moisture, and in particular daily watering over the leaves and 

 shoots, is extremely advantageous. In its native country it is said to 

 bloom the whole year through, and there is no reason why it should 

 not do so in our greenhouses. 



Mr. F. A. Haage, jun., florist, of Erfurt, is in possession of the 

 entire stock of tiiis very handsome species, and purposes to send out 

 plants in April next. 



NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



AcANTHorHiprruM Javanicum. 



Orchideev. Gynandria Monnndria. 



A native of the woods of the mountain of Salak, in Java ; introduced 

 into this country by Messrs. Loddiges. It bloomed finely in the Royal 

 Gardens of Kevv last summer. Tlie flower scape rises about a foot 

 high, bearing six to eight flowers. Each blossom is about four inches 

 across, yellow tinged, and beautifully streaked with purplish-red. It 

 grows very freely in loose, turfy, peat soil, kept in the warm division 

 of the orchideous house. It is a very handsome species. (Figured in 

 Bot. Mag., 4492.) 



Anemone japonica, var. hybrida. 



This is a variety raised by impregnation of the A. japonica by the 

 white-flowered A. vitifolia. The variety has smaller, cup-shaped 

 blossoms than the Japan species, and the flowers are of a more delicate 

 pale rose, almost white at the margin. It is a pretty variety. It was 

 raised in the garden of the Horticultural Society. (Figured in Mag. 

 of Bot.) 



