222 Floriadtural and Botanical Notices. 



the stamens extending twice the length of the corolla ; calyx 

 green and crimson, forming a rich contrast with the flowers. 

 {Flore des Serres, August.) 



105. MiTRA^RiA cocci'nea Cuv. Scarlct-flowercd Mitraria. 



(Ges7ierkce3C.) Chili. 



A greenhouse shrub ; growing four feet high ; witli orange scarlet flowers ; appearing in spring ; 

 increased by cuttings -, grown in leaf-mould, peat and sand. Flore des Serres, pi. 36a. 1S4S. 



Another of Mr. Lobb's acquisitions in Chili. This Mitraria 

 forms a kind of half climbing shrub, with small ovate lan- 

 ceolate leaves, and from the axils of all the leaves depend 

 numerous large, tubular, orange scarlet flowers, borne on pe- 

 duncles two inches long. " For the abundance of its blossoms, 

 and the brilliancy of its flowers, it deserves a place among the 

 most beautiful of greenhouse plants." It appears to be be- 

 tween Columnea and an iEschynanthus, but more splendid 

 than either. The treatment is the same as that for the ges- 

 neras, or /Eschynanthus. {Flores de Serres, August.) 



106. Tropob^olum Smi'thii D. C. Mr. Smith's Nasturtium. 



(Tropaeoleaceae.) S. America. 



An annual climber ; growing four feet high ; with red flowers ; appearing all summer ; in- 

 creased by seeds and cuttings ; grown in liijht rich soil. Flore dds Serres, pi. 384. 1848. 



A new and elegant species of the Nasturtium, with small, 

 neat foliage, and deep red flowers, the petals of which are 

 beautifully fringed. It is another of the discoveries of Mr. 

 Lobb, who found it nine thousand feet above the level of the 

 sea. It may be cultivated as an annual. {Flore des Serres, 

 August.) 



107. Drymo^ia crist.Ota Miq. Crested-calyxed Drymo- 



nia. {Ges?ierdcea&.) Guinea. 



A stove plant '■ growing two feet high : with white flowers : appealing in summer : increased by 

 cuttings : grown in leaf mould, peat, and sand. Flore des Serres, 1849, pi. 368. 



A very singular and interesting species of the Drymonia, 

 with white flowers, the calyx of which has a crested appear- 

 ance, from whence its name. The foliage is similar to that 

 of a Gesnera, and the blossoms appear at the axils of the 

 leaves. It is an interesting addition to our summer flower- 

 ing greenhouse plants. The culture is the same as that for 

 gesneras. {Flore des Serres, Sept.) 



