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AHBOKETUM AND FU UTICKTURI. 



PAItT III. 



1 1. G. BOERiiAAv/^FO^Z-/-< Schlecht. The Boerhaavia-leaved Grabowskia. 



Identification. Schlecht. in Liniiica, 7. p. 72. ; Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 



St/nonymcs. /-^cium boerhaav»a/o/i«wj Lin. Suppl., p. 150., N. Uu Ham., 1. p. 128., Lain. Diet., 3. 



p. 510. ; Ehrit/a Aalimifblia L' flilrit. Stirp., 1. p. 4.'>. t. 8.3. ; LJcium hetcroph^lliiin Murr. Cvmm. 



Oott., 178.'5. p. 6. t. 'Jl. ; JasminiiWes 8pinr)sum Du Ham. Arb., 1. p. 306. No. 5. ; CraWwskia boer- 



haavia-foliuni Don's Mill., 4. p. 4.H0. ; Lycium paiiicule, Fr. 

 Engravings. L'Hferit. Stirp., 1. t 8;5. ; Bot. Keg., t lilHS. ; and our Jig. 1116. 



Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves coriaceous, glaucesccnt, with a saltish, bitteri.sh 

 taste. Corolla white, having the throat veined with green. Stamens white. 

 Stigma green. Nuts the form of those of Coffea 

 arabica, convex on one side, marked by a slender 

 furrow in the middle, obtuse at top, and perforated 

 by two roundish holes at the base : hence it is tri- 

 dentate, the first tooth from the middle of the back, 

 the other two from the sides : sometimes, but only 

 by abortion, 1-celled. Albumen copious, fleshy. 

 (Don's Mill., iv. p. 480.) A shrub, a native of the 

 south of Brazil, in woods, where it has been col- 

 lected by Sello ; but which was introduced from 

 Peru by Joseph Jussieu into France, whence it was 

 sent to this country in 1 780. It grows to the height 

 of 6 ft., and flowers in April and May. There are 

 fine specimens of it in the Horticultural Society's 

 Garden, against a wall ; and in the Epsom Nursery, as a bush in the open 

 garden ; from which it appears to be as hardy as Z,ycium europa;^um. The 

 whole plant has a mealy white appearance ; by which, and by the singular 

 form of its leaves, it may be known at first sight from any species of Lycium. 

 Though it has been introduced into British gardens so many years since, 

 and was known in France in the time of Du Hamel, it is rarely met with 

 in collections ; and, though so easily propagated by suckers, it is not to be 

 found for sale in the nurseries. 



A pp. I. Half-hardy ligneous Plants belonging to the Order 

 Solandcece. 



Nicot\ina. glai'ica Grab., Bot. Mag., t. 

 '287. ; and ourjig. i 1 18. ; is a splendid sutfru- 

 ticose plant, which will grow to 10 ft. or 

 12 ft., or probably to 20 ft. or upwards, 

 againit a wall, making a fine appearance 

 in the summer season, with its large glau- 

 cous leaves, and yellowish green tiowers. 

 A plant in the Horticultural Society's 

 Garden has stood out since 1HJ2; and, 

 though its stoins are occasionally cut down 

 by the frost, yet the stool always pushes 

 out vigorously in the spring. A plant of 

 this species in the Chelsea Botanic Garden 

 attained the height of Uft., in 18o5, in 

 the open border. 



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Briiemdn.n3 sangulnca Ruiz et Pav. ; B. bicolor Pers., Suit. PI. Gard., Sd ser., t 272^ and our 

 /£c 1117 ; ha.s an arboreous stem, which ri-ses to the height of from 10 ft. to 20 ft. ITje flowers 

 arc produccil from thi- forks of the branches. Corolla funnel-shaped, 7 in. lon.q, green toward.s 

 the base, orange yellow farther along its length. The hnib ,5-lobed, ol a dct|i orange scarlet ; 

 this colour, lessened in nilcnsity, stems to extend down the tube, until it blends with the orange 



