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Hoya campanulata, the Bell- flowered. — This singular species 

 has also been obtained from Java by Messrs. Veitch. Mr. Lobb dis- 

 covered it in the copses on the mountains of* that country. It is a long 

 slender-stemmed twining shrub. The flowers are shallow bell-shaped, 

 each about an inch and a half across ; they are waxy, and buff-coloured. 

 The head of flowers forms a neat ball, near four inches in diameter. 



Hoya ovalifolia. The oval-leaved. — Mr. Gibson, who was 

 sent by his Grace the Duke of Devonshire to collect plants in India, 

 discovered this beautiful species, which has bloomed in the stove at 

 Chatsworth. The leaves are about six inches long, and the flowers are 

 of a pretty yellow colour, each blossom having the centre (corona) 

 distinctly marked with a cross. 



The heads of flowers are of a medium size, but are very delicately 

 handsome. It will make a fine contrast with the first three species we 

 have inserted in our present remarks. It ought to be one of every 

 collection. 



Hoya pallida. — Mr. Griffith collected this species in India, in 

 the Burmese Empire. It has also bloomed at Chatsworth. The heads 

 of flowers are in form very similar to those of the Hoya carnosa, but 

 a little smaller ; the blossoms are of a pale yellow colour. All the 

 above species are beautiful climbing plants, and well merit cultivation. 

 They grow freely, and bloom abundantly, in a compost of equal parts 

 of turfy light loam and sandy peat, not sifted but broken, and a f^w 

 bits of charcoal mixed in it, also having a liberal drainage. In winter, 

 they require a period of rest, and at that time care must be taken not 

 to saturate the soil with water, only give just what will keep it moist. 

 All the kinds are easy of increase. 



The Genus Hoya now consists of near fifty described species, most 

 of them inhabit moist woods in India and other countries. They have 

 a season of rest during the tropical dry season, when the plants are 

 subjected to much drought. 



NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



Aconitum sinense. — It is a native of Japan, quite hardy, perennial. 

 It is a fine autumnal blooming plant. The flowers are borne in rather 

 large racemes. Each blossom is an inch and a half across, of a rich 

 deep violet colour. It grows two feet high. It makes a pretty orna- 

 ment in the greenhouse in a pot during autumn, as well as in the 

 flower-garden. 



Adenostoma fasciculata. — A native of California ; quite hardy. 

 It is a heath-like, evergreen, bushy plant, growing two feet high. The 

 flowers are small, white, produced in terminal panicles. Introduced 

 by the Horticultural Society. 



Amherstia nobilis. — This noble Indian tree has been in bloom 

 for some time in the stove in the gardens of Mrs. Lawrence, of Ealing 

 Park, and we understand it is the only place it has bloomed at in this 

 country. Its fine pinnated foliage, and large flowers of a deep salmon- 

 pink colour, render it deserving of its specific title nobilis. 





