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90. Barbace^ia purpu^rea Hook. Purple-flowered Barba- 



cenia. {HcemodordcecB.) Brazil. 



A stove plant ; growin; a foot high ; with violet purple flowers ; appearing several times a year ; 

 increased by offsets and cuttings ; grown in he;ith soil and sandy loam. Flore des Serres, 1S48, pi. 

 3-18. 



A very pretty plant, with deep violet purple flowers, which 

 are produced several times a year ; and, on this account, wor- 

 thy of introduction into our collections. It is of easy cultiva- 

 tion. {Flore des Serres, May.) 



91. Came'llia japo'nica var. Countess of Orkney. The 



Countess of Orkney's Camellia. Garden Hybid. 



So numerous are the varieties of camellias now, that it is 

 impossible to figure only a few of the most choice and dis- 

 tinct sorts. The present variety is one of the latter de- 

 scription. The flower is large, with large outer petals, quiie 

 cupped, the centre ones smaller, and, in general form, re- 

 sembling some of the finest tea roses. The color is a creamy 

 transparent white, delicately tinted with rose, and relieved 

 with stripes or spots of a deeper shade. " These diflerent 

 colors, upon a foliage particularly ample, and of a deep green, 

 have a fine effect." The growth is vigorous and healthy, 

 and the variety one of great merit. {Florae des Ser?-es, May.) 



92. Aristolo^chia grandifloV.a Sicartz. Great-flowered Aris- 



tolochia. {Arisiohchidcecs.^ Jamaica. 



a stove climber -, growing ten feet high ; with white and violet flowers : appearing in spring ; in- 

 creased by cuttings : grown in leaf mould, heath soil, and loam. Flore des Serres, 1848, pi. 351. 



All the aristolochias have something to commend them to 

 notice ; all have singular flowers ; and some are remarkable 

 for their size ; the present subject is one of these ; the flowers 

 measuring more than 26 centimetres, in diameter. It is one 

 of the most showy species. {Flore des >Se?Tes, May.) 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Art. I. General Notices. 



Cryplomhia japonica. — To persons who admire beautiful trees, (and who 

 does not?) the following communications will be read with interest and 

 pleasure. The Cryptomerica japonica is nearly allied to, and closely re- 



