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yellow conical fruit, which contrasts well with the lively green foliage ; 

 and its fruiting during the summer and autumn renders it a very- 

 desirable plant for the greenhouse. — (Paxtoti's Flower Garden, 

 No. 402.) 



Centrosolenia picta. — A creeping succulent stove plant, with 

 handsome painted and blotched foliage, flowers nearly white, about two 

 inches long, tubular. It was introduced by Mr. Spruce from the banks 

 of the river Amazon, in the tropical part of South America, who sent 

 it to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kevv. — (Figured in Bot. Mag., 

 4611.) 



Cotoneaster thymifolia/ — A pretty little evergreen prostrate 

 shrub, about half the size of C. micropliylla, with red fruit, very suit- 

 able for rockvvork. Introduced to France from Gossaire Than, in 

 Nepal. — (Paxto?i's Mower Garden, No. 405.) 



Dendrobium Gibsoni. — Introduced by Mr. Gibbs from India to 

 the Duke of Devonshire's establishment at Chatsworth, where it 

 flowered last September. The flowers are produced in a pendant 

 raceme ; each blossom is about an inch and a half across, of* a rich 

 apricot-yellow, with a purple blotch on the lip. One of the finest of 

 the yellow species. — (Paxton's Flower Garden, No. 406.) 



Fitz-Roya Patagonica. — A splendid hardy coniferous tree, intro- 

 duced first by Captain Robert Fitz-Roy, of Her Majesty's ship Beagle, 

 and since it has been sent by Mr. Lobb from Patagonia to Messrs. 

 Veitch's nursery, where it is now growing in the open ground. The 

 twigs are covered with small scaly leaves, about a quarter of an inch 

 long, brig-lit green. It produces cones (of a greenish-yellow colour) 

 abundantly from very young plants. — (Figured in Bot. Mag., 4616.) 



Lapageria rosea. — We figured this most beautiful flowering plant 

 in our Magazine for 1850. Its blooming this season has more than 

 realized all that was stated relative to it. It is a large climbing plant, 

 and in its native country, Chili, it scrambles over bushes in the woods, 

 producing- a profusion of its large bell-shaped (as large as a Tulip) 

 brilliant rosy-red, speckled with white, blossoms. It flourishes in the 

 conservatory or greenhouse, having free root room. Mr. Lobb, 

 Messrs. Veitch's collector, states, that " the climate of Chili is much 

 like that of Cornwall, in England. Frost often occurs in winter, but 

 is of short duration. Summer is also wet and cold, the thermometer 

 seldom rising beyond sixty-five degrees ; but although frost is not so 

 evere, the south winds are very cutting, and I am inclined to think 

 that, if anything be required, it will be sheltered situations for those 

 that inhabit low grounds near the sea." 



Mimosa cruquensis, — The Hon. W. F. Sfrangways obtained this 

 pretty flowering shrub from Buenos Ayres. It is about as hardy as the 

 general mass of New Holland Acacias. It has been in the Horti- 

 cultural Society's garden atChiswick for several years, where it blooms 

 freely in the open borders during summer and autumn, and is very 

 ornamental. The flowers are in size and form very like those of the 

 Humble-plant, and of brick-red colour. Its blossoms, in contrast with 



