180 J\''otices of ncio and beautiful Plants 



We have now in bloom a fine specimen of Dodecatheon integrifo- 

 lium; it has thrown up a flower stem about twent}' inches in height, 

 which is terminated with upwards of twenty-five exquisite white blos- 

 soms, and ten or twelve buds not yet expanded. It is a charming object, 

 and is the only one we have ever seen in collections around Boston. It 

 is, we believe, perfectly hardy, and may be grown in the open border; 

 but that does not prevent its being grown in pots in the green-house, 

 where it shows to much more advantage than if standing in the open 

 ground: nothing can exceed the gracefulness of its blossoms or the 

 snowy whiteness of its petals. 



Scrophularidcece. 



./SPTO'SfMUM Burchcll 

 (lepii'ssiim iScHtA. ./)/SS. syn : Iviit-IIia deprcfsa Tlivrh.f Olilendijrfnv prorumbtns /.rfw. De- 

 j)ressefl Apfosinniiii. A sieen-lioiife under sliriili ; •riowiiig t'.vo or more feet high; 

 with pale Miie lirnvers ; a native of the uape of Good Hope. Bol. Reg., 1?S2. 



A very beautiful, prostrate growing shrub, with numerous pale blue 

 flowers, marked, on the inner part of each limb, AVJth a darker spot. It 

 was not in English collections in August last, the drawing and descrip- 

 tion having been communicated by Dr. Lehmann, of Hamburgh, under 

 whose care it was raised. It was brought to Europe by the celebrated 

 botanist, Mr. Ecklon, who found it in the Karro, near Hermanskraal, 

 on the Great Fish River, flowering from October to December. This 

 plant is nearly allied to Salpigldssis. 



In the text Dr. Lindley enumerates six other species of ./Sptosimum. 

 {Bot. Reg., July.) 



.^NTIRRHTNUM L. (The name, wliich ma\' be literally rendered Snontwort, has obviovisly 



been df-rived from the appearance of tiie corolla, whicJi resembles the snout of some 



animal.) 



glandiilo^iim T.indl. Glandular Snap-*agon. A hardy annual ; growing from one to two 



feet hrt;h ; witii rose and yellow flowers ; appearing in Au;;listand September; increased 



by seeds ; cultivated in common soil ; a native of California. Bot. Keg., 1S93. 



A very pretty annual snap-dragon, found by Mr. Douglas in Califor- 

 nia, and said to be the " first species ol" the genus Antirrhinum which 

 has been found certainly wild in the New World." The Jl. Oron- 

 tium that are to be met with in this coimtry are supposed to have been 

 introduced from Europe. The present subject grows erect, and is ter- 

 minated with a long dense raceme of handsome flowers, which are rose 

 colored on the outside, and ochre colored on the inner; it will grow in 

 any soil, and ripens its seeds freely. A very desirable annual. (,Bot. 

 Reg., Sept.) 



PENTSTE'MON 

 heterophyllum X»irf?. Y-^t\ous-lravcd Pentstemon. A hardy herbaceous plant; growing 

 from one to two feet high ; with purple flowers ; appearing from June to October ; prop- 

 agated by cuttings and seeds ; cultivated in common soil j a native of California. Bot. 

 Reg., 1899. 



A very beautiful species of this fine tribe, with erect purple flowers. 

 The stems are rather woody, and, if not supported, fall to the ground, 

 and throw out lateral shoots. Introduced by Mr. Douglas from Cali- 

 fornia, and i-aised in the Horticultiual Society's g.arden. {Bot. Reg., 

 Oct.) 



MurrayoHUs flook. Mr. Murray's scarlet Pentstemon. A hardy perennial plant ; growing 

 from four to five feet high ; with bright scarlet flowers; appearing throughout the latter 

 part of summer and autumn ; propagated by seeds ; a native of the Texas. Pax. Mag. 

 Bot. 



One of the most brilliant pcntstcmons that has ever been introduced: 

 it was discovered by the late Mr. Drummond at San Felipe, in Texas, 

 and seeds were transmitted to the Glasgow Botanic Garden, in 1835. 

 The flowers spring from the axils of the leaves, and arc produced in 

 branched racemes of from two to six each, rather droo])ing from the 

 length of the peduncle. The nearest approach to this is the P. spccio- 

 sum, which is less readily increased and cultivated. The present sub- 



