454 FloricuUiiral and Botanical Notices. 



Desfontainia sj)ifiosa ; an evergreen shrub, with the leaves 

 of a Holly, from the Andes of Patagonia, will scarcely be 

 valuable on account of its flowers, which seem to be pro- 

 duced too sparingly in its native country. Its hardiness is 

 uncertain. 



Embothrium coccineidn ; a greenhouse shrub, with fine, 

 firm, round foliage, and clusters of deep-red flowers, is a Pro- 

 tead, and will, probably, turn out a fine thing for exhibition. 



Ourisia coccinea, from Chiloe, is a herbaceous plant, with 

 several long crimson flowers at the end of a scape, like that 

 of a cowslip. 



Luzuriagas, of which L. radicans and a new one are at 

 Exeter, are greenhouse plants, with a very peculiar scram- 

 bling or trailing habit, short, furrowed, thin leaves, and mul- 

 titudes of axillary, spotted, or spotless flowers, the size of a 

 shilHng. They are very pretty under-shrubs in their own 

 country, and the flowers seem to hang on well, without 

 fading quickly. 



Virgidaria lanceolaria., from North Chili, may be likened 

 to a handsome, shrubby Pentstemon, with rose-colored flow- 

 ers. It will not be hardy. 



Argylia is an herbaceous genus of the Bignoniads, with 

 tuberous roots, and leaves cut almost as much as curled pars- 

 ley. The flowers grow at the summit of long, erect scapes, 

 and are fine looking when dried. A species, new, but near 

 A. 'puhei-ida^ said to have yellow flowers, is growing in Mr. 

 Veitch's Nursery. 



Among other plants, of less moment, are Cordia decandra, 

 an evergreen shrub, with white flowers, from North Chili. 

 If the white is pure, it may be a good plant, for the flowers 

 are large. Crukshanksia is a curious annual, with one of 

 the lobes of the calyx enlarged into a round, yellow plate, as 

 happens in Mussa^nda. Frankenia campestiis, with lilac 

 flowers, may be compared to some sort of thyme. 



In addition to these, is Ci'inodendron Patagua^ a shrub, 6 

 to 8 feet high, from Chiloe and Patagonia, probably requiring 

 a greenhouse. We can hardly form an opinion of the horti- 

 cultural value of this plant. All we can say is, that, in a 

 dried state, it is a fine looking thing, with drooping, bell- 

 shaped flowers, an inch long, and of some deep-red or red- 

 dish color. It certainly promises well. 



