344 J^otices of new and beautiful Plants 



colored bracteae, at the termination of every branch." It is ea- 

 sily propagated, and should be in every stove collection. Noth- 

 ing can excel the beauty of a large plant, with every branch ter- 

 minated with its superb scarlet bractea;, twenty inches across. 

 The finest specimens that we have ever seen were those grown 

 by our correspondent, Mr. Mackenzie, of Lemon Hill, late the 

 residence of H. Pratt, Esq., Philadelphia. {Pax. Mag. Bot.., 

 June.) 



Dicotyledonous, Monopetalous, Plants. 

 Y,ricdcece. 



LEUCO'THOE D. Don (A poetic name.) 



floribunda Bun(\\e flnwered Leiicothoe. A green-house plant; growing eight or ten feet 

 high ; with white flowers ; appearing in March and April ; a native of Georgia ; cultiva- 

 ted ill sandy peat; propagated by layers or seeds; introduced in 181J. Pax. Alag. Dot., 

 Vol. IV, p. lOL 



Synonynie: Andromeda fioribunda. 



A beautiful green-house shrub ; a native of the mountains of 

 Georgia, from whence it was introduced to England. Its habit 

 is similar to our more common androinedas, bui the flowers of 

 this species " which are of a snowy whiteness, literally cover 

 the plant." In England the buds are formed in the fall, and re- 

 main unopened until the ensuing spring, "when about March or 

 April they begin to expand, and assume that exquisite whiteness 

 which forms so striking and beautiful a contrast with its own and 

 other surrounding foliage." The flowers appear in axillary and 

 terminal racemes, forming large panicles. It continues in flower 

 upwards of six weeks. 



Mr. Paxton states, that "though considered quite hardy in 

 England, it has been, at Chatsworth, treated in the green-house, 

 where, in consequence of the flowers existing in an unopened 

 state through the winter, it appears to us as the only place in 

 which they are likely to be brought to perfection." In the open 

 ground the shoots are liable to be damaged by early frosts. It 

 requires a liberal supply of water when in a growing state, if 

 standing in a pot. Rather difficult of propagation, the best mode 

 being by seeds. Although it has been in British collections for 

 upwards of twenty years, it is still a rare plant, and commands a 

 high price. We believe they have been imported into this coun- 

 try at the enormous rate of j£2, 10s. each. We are hapj^y to 

 see such a zeal manifested for the plants of this tribe; but it 

 seems a waste of expense to import plants from abroad at such 

 a price, when they can be procured in abundance at home. It 

 should, however, be in the collections of all lovers of heaths and 

 other ericaceous plants. (Pax. J\Iag. Bot., June.) 

 SchrophularidceK. 



REHMA'NNM Libosch (An unexplained name.) 

 chintnsis Fischer &c Meyer Chinese Kehmannia. A grcen-hoiise plant; growing two feet 



hlu'li ; flowers purple ; appearinc in July ; a native of the north of China, readily niuiti 



plied liy cuttings. Bot. Reg., I'JiiO. 

 Synonymes: Digitiilis glutin6sa Gaetn. Gerardia glutiniisa Bungc Retam^nnia glutinusa 



Libusch 



