184 NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 



of Dr. A. Russell, an English Physician, who lived for some time at 

 Aleppo. 



18. Symphytum Caucasian)!, Caucasian Comfrey. (Brit. Flow. Gard.) 

 This pretty flowering plant is a native of Caucasus. The flowers have all 

 the variety and high-colouring of the S. asperrimum, but the plant does not 

 grow higher than about two feet. This renders it admissable into any 

 flower-garden, in all of which it merits a place. Before the blossoms open, 

 they are of a rich bright rosy-pink, but when open, change to a fine sky- 

 blue. The plant blooms from May to August. It is grown in the Chelsea 

 Botanic Garden. Pentandria, Monogynia. Boraginece. Symphytum, from 

 sumphusis, meaning union. 



19. Slypandra propinqua, Slender blue-flowered. (Bot. Mag.) The plant 

 is a native of New South Wales, where it grows in large tufts among the 

 rocks. It is a very pretty flowering, neat plant, and well merits a place in the 

 greenhouse, where it blooms earl} 7 in the year. The flowers are produced 

 in a corymbose panicle, of a bright blue colour; each flower is about three- 

 quarters of an inch across, and of a neat star shape. The plant was origi- 

 nally introduced into the Kew Gardens, where it is at present cultivated. 

 Hexandria, Monogynia. Asphodelete. Stypandra, from stupe, tow; and 

 aner, a male ; thus named from the tuft of hairs at the upper part of the 

 filament. 



20. Vanda Roxburghi ; var. vnicolor, Dr. Roxburgh's, whole coloured, 

 Vanda. (Bot. Mag.) Synonym. Cvmbidium tesselloides. This very sin- 

 gular flowering Orchideous plant, is cultivated by Mr. Cooper, in the 

 Wentworlh collection, who received the plant from Messrs. LoDDrGEs'. 

 The flowers are of a fine chesnut brown colour above, and of a pale straw 

 colour beneath. Several flowers are produced in a spike ; each flower is 

 about two inches across ; they are very showy and singular in their ap- 

 pearance-. The plant, under the able management of Mr. Cooper, has 

 attained the height of five feet. Gynandria, Monandria. Orchidese. — 

 Vanda, is the Hindoo name given to this plant. 



. 21. Vicia pseudoeracca, False cracca vetch. A half-hardy annual, flower- 

 ing from August to October, growing about a yard high. The wings of the 

 flower are purple, and the keel of a pretty azure blue colour. The plant is a 

 native of Italy, and was introduced into this country in 1824. Diadelphia, 

 Decandria. Leguminosse. Vicia, from vincio, to bind together; in allu- 

 sion to its tendrils training about, and binding other plants. 



