370 JsTotices of new and beautiful Plants 



the double striped, or Chandler?": the foliage is small. We do 

 not learn where it originated, but we believe that the original 

 plant was imported from China. Mr. Low of Clapton has 

 flowered it, and plants have been imported to this country from 

 France. It will be a fine addition to our gardens. [Hort. Jour., 

 June.) 



Mr. Press, the celebrated raiser of the three splendid varie- 

 ties of the camellia, viz. Invincible, Eclipse, and Rosa mundi, 

 has produced another of great merit, from the seed of the double 

 striped; it is very double, thick petalled, excellent form, and a 

 stripe down the centre of each petal. 



'Rosdcece. 



POTENTl'LLA 



glandiilosa var. incisa Lindl. Cut-harei glandii'ar Potentilla. A fiardy perennial herba- 

 ceous plant ; gniwing two feet high ; with ye low flowers ; appearing in June ; a native 

 of Calinmia. Bot. Reg., 1973. 



Of no interest whatever to the floriculturist, being a w^eedy 

 plant, like its parent and many others of the species, with insig- 

 nificant blossoms. To botanists, however, it is interesting, as it 

 shows the extent to which the species vary permanently in their 

 wild state. "That the plant is a mere variety of glandulosa" 

 Dr. Lindley does not doubt; " yet the wild specimens have the 

 petals longer than the calyx, the stem weaker and less glandular, 

 and the leaflets not only deeply cut, as well as serrated, but 

 strikingly cuneate at the base, and pointed at the end, instead of 

 having a roundish oblong figure." Flowered in the garden of 

 the London Horticultural Society, last season. {Bot. Reg.., 

 June.) 



FabdcecB or LeguminoscB. 



PSORA'LEA 



orbicularis Lindl. 'Ro\mc\-lenvi'd Psoralea. A hardy perennial herbaceous plant ; growing 

 about a foot high ; with purplish-red blossoms ; appearing in June and July ; a native of 

 California ; increased by seeds and division of the root. Bot. Eeg., l'J71. 



A pretty plant, with capitate, conical heads, of purplish-red 

 flowers, W'hich appear upon stalks about a foot long; the plant 

 has a creeping habit. It is a pretty and desirable species, and, 

 if hardy in our climate, would be an excellent addition to our 

 collections. It is a native of California, from whence the seeds 

 were sent to the London Horticultural Society, by Mr. Douglas. 

 (Bot. Reg., July.) 



SPA'RTIUM (Spnrilo?;, cordage; its use in early ages.) 

 acutifuluim /.i:iill. Sharp-/fa!'frf Spanish Broom. A hardy (.') shrub; grnwins! si.t or eisht 

 feet high ; with yellow flowers; appearing in July (.') ; a native of Turkey; increased 

 from seeds. Bot. Reg., ] 974. 



Very similar to the Spanish broom, of which it may possibly 

 be a variety, although it appears to be a distinct species. The 

 habit of the plant is graceful, and all the branches are terminated 

 with numerous yellow flowers of good size, which are slightly 

 fragrant. If it should be introduced to our gardens, and prove 

 hardy in our climate, it will be a valuable shrub. The seeds 



