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8. Escallouia pulverulcnta, Powdered Eseallonia. This new species of 

 Eseallonia is o native of Chile, and was sent into this country in 1831 by 

 Mr. COMING. It is cultivated in the grounds of the Birmingham Botanic 

 Garden. It is a very handsome shrubby plant, producing its flowers in 

 spikes, (terminal racemes) about four inches long, composed of numerous 

 small white flowers. It blooms for a length of time during Summer. We 

 judge it will be found as hardy as any of the other species. Pentandria 

 Monogynia. Escattonea?. Escallouia, in compliment to EsCALLON, a bota- 

 nical pupil of JIutis's. 



9. Eutoca viscida, Clammy Eutoca. {Hot. Ucg. 1808.) This very hand- 

 some flowering new hardy animal plant is cultivated in the Garden of the 

 London Horticultural Society, lo which it \as sent by the lute Mr. DOCGLAS 

 from California. The flowers are numerously produced in a turning raceme, 

 similar to the well known and commonly called Forget-me-not. Each 

 blossom is near an inch across, of a tine bright blue, with a rose coloured 

 tubular centre ; altogether exhibiting a very splendid appearance. It deserves 

 a place in every flower garden Pentandria Monogynia. HydruphyUaceee. 

 Eutoca, from Etttol<as, fruitful; number of seeds. 



10. Gardoquia Gilliesii. (Hoi. Rig. 1812) Synonym, G. chiliensis. A 

 native of Chile, from whence it has been received into the Garden of the 

 London Horticultural Society. The plant is herbaceous, but a kind of 

 half shrubby one. It grows about eight or nine inches high— producing a 

 profusion of small tubular formed (lowers of a lilac-purple colour. The 

 plant will require the protection of a cold frame ia winter. Didynamia 

 Gymnospermia. Labiaceie. Gardoipuia, from D. I). Gaudoqi/i, a noble 

 Spaniard. 



11. Heliophila araboides, Arabis-like. This is an old inhabitant of this 

 country, introduced in 17(38; but is not cultivated as extensively as it 

 merits. It a hardy annual, growing about nine inches high, and spreading 

 rather widely The flowers are near half an inch across, of a fine blue 

 colour, and are produced in abundance The flowers very much resemblo 

 the well known British plant which adorns our woods and lields, \i/.. the 

 Veronica Chanuedrys. It is a very suitable plant for a rock work, and 

 blooms from June to September. Tetradynamia Silhpiosa. Crucifei'ffi. 

 Heliophila, from Helios, the sun, and phileo, lo love. 



12. Isopogon spatliulalus, vox linearis. (Hot. Mag. 34.00.) A l'rotea 

 shrubby like plant, introduced into this country in 1829, by Mr. Baxter, 

 from King George's Sound. The flowers are produced in a globose head, 

 small, and of a purple colour. The plant forms a shrub of about two feet 

 high, very busby, and the termination of the branches producing the flowers. 

 The plant deserves a place in every collection of greenhouse plants. Pen- 

 tandria Monogynia. Proteacee, isopogon, from Itot, equal; and pogon, a 

 beard. 



13. Ma.villaria cristota, Crested Maxillaria. (Hot. Reg. 1811.) This most 

 Splendid flowering Orchideous plant is from Trinidad, and has bloomed in 

 the stove of .Mr. Kmi.ii i, nurseryman, King's-road, Chelsea. The sepals of 

 lie' flower are about two inches long, while, spotted and striped with a deep 



n.i blood coloured, ami Inner part white, spotted and 

 marked with blood colour. Lahelhtm, purple, groan and white. Column, 



lower part green, the point yellow. The spotting, Striping and painting el' 



the rich blood-coloured crimson upon the white of the flower, gives it a most 

 it. iniiiig appearance. It is a most desirable species. Gynandria Mo 

 nandria. Orchidete. Maxillaria, from the labellum resembling themai 

 Lilts of some insects. 



II. Maxillaria densa, dense flowered. Hut. "Reg. 1804.) This Orchideous 

 plant Is cultivated by Messrs. Loddioes, in whose hothouse at Hackney it 

 bloomed in January I83& '1 be flowers are small, while and rose ooloured. 



1."/. Maxillaria pictt, painted-flowered, (/>'<•/. Reg. 1802.) A. nail 

 Brazil, introduced into this country by Lhelate Mrs. \. Hakbisoh. Ii I 

 mm (bund in most colli of plants. Each "i ■ Is 



one-flowered, bat thej Inood in abundance, which gives a splendid 



appeara nc e of flowers] the) are speckled and spotted with green; yellow, 



