296 # Tin; olauiolus. 



in such-sized corymbous heads, but being brigiit rose-coloured, 

 with a yellow tliroat. Each blossom is about half an inch across. It 

 requires to be grown in the stove, and deserves to be in every one. 

 Mr. Van Iloiitte possesses this and three other new species, viz., R. 

 elegans, Meneclima, and Roezlii. Each is handsome, and all are valu- 

 able acquisitions, their large heads of pretty red, rose, or pink flowers, 

 contrasting liandsomely witli the Rondeletias we possess. 



Rosa Pimpkenelle maebre d'Enghein. — A handsome Rose, 

 which is figured in M. Van Iloutte's Flore, which was raised by the 

 late M. Louis Parmentier. It is of tlie same class as the Persian 

 Yellow Harrisonii, &c. The flowers are semi-double, a pretty cream 

 colour marbled with lively red. A very handsome variety, 



Tacsonia manicata. — This is a magnificent flowering climber, a 

 native of Peru, where Mr. Ilartweg states it grows in hedges near the 

 city of Loxa. Tliere it forms a rambling climber ; the leaves are grey, 

 three lobed. The plant was introduced into tliis country by the Horti- 

 cultural Society. A plant of it grown in the conservatory of A. F. 

 Slade, Esq., of Chiselhurst, in Kent, where it has bloomed beautifully. 

 Mr. Ansell, the gardener, states, that if it has plenty of room it soon 

 becomes /oftrferf witli flowers. The blossoms are of t lie richest scarlet 

 colour ; each being nearly four inches across. It is one of the 

 finest greenhouse creepers, unrivalled for a brilliant display when in 

 profuse bloom. (Figured in Paxtoris Flower Garden.) 



Tacsonia pinnatistipula. — A dozen years ago we had tlie privi- 

 lege of visiting tfie beautiful garden of Mrs. Marryatt, of Wimbledon, 

 near London, and in the large, iiigh conservatory, a plant of this Tac- 

 sonia Avas flourisliing in an extraordinary manner. It was trained near 

 to the glass roof, and so as to extend entirely over the whole house. 

 The younger branches and shoots were allowed to hang down, and they 

 bore a profusion of lovely rose-coloured Passion- like flowers. There 

 are persons who have stated they have found difficulties in cultivating 

 it successfully. Allow it, as at the above-named place, to have plenty 

 of root room, and space to spread its head in, and it will flourish and 

 bloom to admiration. It is well deserving cultivation. Equally, or 

 more so, is T. princeps, and T. grandis, very showy, a!id less vigorous 

 in growth. Mr. Benton lias found out that the T. pinnatistipula being 

 grafted upon a P. mollissima, it induces it to bloom freely. The plant 

 at "Wimbledon was allowed to grow at its natural length, appeared not 

 to be pruned at all, but had a summer disbudding of its young shoots. 

 This we think is peculiar in its success. 



THE GLADIOLUS. 



In our Notes on New or Rare Plants we have remarked upon some 

 beautiful hybrids raised by Mr. Cole, at Oldford, near Birmingham. 

 He has given in the Magazine of Botanij lengthened particulars on hy- 

 bridizing and tlie culture of the Gladioli. The following is an extract, 

 which we insert, ho]iing it will tend to promote the culture of these 



