242 NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



are exceedingly gay ; the whole are valuable plants for a flower-garden. 

 An entire collection is well worth t possessing, and may be procured at a 

 low price. 



NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



Acacia bombycina. — A very handsome species from New Holland. 

 It forms a small bush, the leaves an inch and half long, and half an 

 inch broad. The flowers are in balls, half an inch through, of a bright 

 rich vellow colour. Like numerous other beautiful species, this 

 deserves a place in every greenhouse or conservatory. 



Aphellandra cristata. — This is a fine hothouse plant. The 

 flowers are produced in large terminal branching panicled heads, of a 

 brilliant orange-scarlet. Each blossom is two to three inches long, in 

 form like those of the long tubed-shaped Justicias. It is in fine bloom 

 at Messrs. Lee's, of Hammersmith. 



Calceolaria alba. — This very handsome half-shrubby species is 

 but little known. It forms a pretty bush, about a foot to eighteen 

 inches high. The foliage is very neat, narrow, about one-eighth of an 

 inch broad, and from one to two inches long, produced in abundance, 

 so as to clothe the brandies. The flowers are borne in large terminal 

 panicles, each blossom being nearly half an inch through, and globe- 

 shaped. The plant is a profuse bloomer, and whether grown in pots 

 or beds is a valuable acquisition for the greenhouse or flower-garden. 

 We have found it succeed admirably in both instances. 



Calceolaria Vivid. — This is a shrubby variety, very beautiful for 

 bedding. It is of medium growth, and the flowers are borne in large 

 broad heads. Each blossom is nearly an inch long, crimson, with a 

 light yellow cap (as the florists term it). It is remarkably pretty, and 

 admirably suited for a bed. If purchased now, a stock might be struck 

 this season for planting out next spring. 



C. Sulphurea-splendida. — This is a half-shrubby variety, of 

 medium growth, but a most profuse bloomer. The flowers are of a 

 deep sulphur, good size, and in large panicled heads. 



C. Harlequin. — A shrubby variety, of medium growth, but a pro- 

 fuse bloomer. The flowers are of a smallish size. The upper side of 

 a deep orange ; the lower side dark crimson, and singularly pretty. 



Campanula pumila plena. — Most of our readers know the little 

 blue species of Campanula ; the one we now notice has double blossoms, 

 and is very pretty either in beds, edging, vases, or pots. We find it 

 thrive alike in each situation. 



Cantua buxifolia (C. dependens of Veitck). — See Figure in our 

 Number for last June. This is one of the most beautiful flower- 

 ing plants which has of late years been introduced into this country. 

 It will form one of the handsomest ornaments, either grown singly in 

 pots or beds, and will constitute one of the most charming bedding 

 plants. Young plants should be obtained now, in order to be grown 



