398 Floriciiltiiral and Botanical Notices. 



109. EcHi'^TEs pelt.Ota Velloz. Peltate-leaved Echites. 



{ApocyndcecB.) Brazil. 



A hothouse climber ; with yellow flowers; appenrinj in summer; increased by cuttings ; cul- 

 tivated in leaf-mould, heath soil and loam. Flore des Serres, 1848, p. 390. 



A beautiful species of the handsome tribe of Echites, 

 producing clusters of pale yellow flowers, which blooms 

 abundantly all summer. It is similar in habit to the other 

 species, and its flowers are large, pale yellow, and appear in 

 clusters of four or five. It grows freely in a warm green- 

 house or in the stove, and needs a good sized pot, in which it 

 flowers freely {Flore des Serres, Sept.) 



110. Sti'fftia chrysa'ntha Mikan. Golden-flowered Stiff- 



tia. {Aster d,cecB.^ Brazil. 



A greenhouse plant; growine four feet high; with yellow flowers; appearing in spring; in- 

 creased by cuttings ; cultivated in leaf mould, losm, and sand. Flore des Serres, 1849, pi. 391. 



A very showy shrub from Brazil, where it forms a small 

 bush eight or ten feet high. It has a beautiful glossy foliage, 

 and the branches are terminated with a single head of rich 

 orange yellow flowers, each head being two inches long and 

 composed of hermaphrodite and equal florets. Its culture is 

 not difficult. It should be kept in a light and airy place, and 

 in summer repotted and watered, and the shoots nipped off" 

 to make bushy plants, as it has a tendency to run up. It is 

 a showy plant. {Flore des Serres, Sept.) 



111. AlLOPLe'cTUS KERENS Hoo/c. CREEPING AlLOPLECTUS. 



(Ge5we;'aceae.) California. 



A greenhouse runner ; growing two feet high ; with yellow flowers ; appearing in spring ; in- 

 creased by layers and cuttings ; cultivated in leaf mould and peat. Flore des Serres, 1«4S, pi. 302. 



A very interesting running plant, found on the mountain 

 of St. Martha, a part of the Sierra Nevada range in Califor- 

 nia, by Mr. Purdie, collector for the Kew gardens. It grows 

 generally at the base of trees or shrubs, and its stems twine 

 around them for support. In spring the branches are cov- 

 ered with its beautiful yellow flowers, which are highly 

 ornamental among the small foliage. M. Van Houtte states 

 that it is a pretty plant for growing Avith orchidge, as it runs 

 over and often covers up the coarse appearance of the earth 

 in which they grow. {Flore des Serres, Sept.) 



