176 J^'otices of ncio and beautiful Plants 



Mexican sun; but if grown in a shaded situation, with too much 

 heat and moisture, the bright colors inevitably fade, and the plant 

 is deprived of half its beauty." It grows freely in a mixture of 

 loam and peat, and is about as hardy as the E. arborescens. 



In conclusion, Dr. Lindley remarks that "this plant may serve 

 as a specimen of what the genus Fuchsia is still able to yield of 

 novelty and beauty." The species now figured only forms one 

 of several th&t are able to rival it in appearance, and he espe- 

 cially directs the attention of those who have commercial rela- 

 tions with Peru to the fuchsias inhabiting that part of South 

 America. In the woods about Huassa-huassi and Muna, in par- 

 ticular, are some of the most magnificent species, one of which, 

 called Mollo Ccantu, or the beauty plants was found by Mr. 

 Mathews, at Huamantanga. It would remunerate any nursery- 

 man for the expense of a Peruvian collector, if he could only 

 bring back alive five species of Fuchsm figured in the Flora Pe- 

 ruviana, not to mention the F. dependens, of which a plate will 

 be found in Sir W. J. Hooker's excellent Icones Plantarum^ 

 and some others. (Bot. Reg.^ Jan.) 



This splendid species, we hope, will soon be added to our 

 collections. 



liosdcecc. 



SPIRJE'A 

 barbAta TVall. Bnarded Meadow-sweet. A perennial herbaceous plant; crowing from three 

 to four feet hitth; with white flowers; appearing in summer; a native of Japan. Bot. Reg., 



son. 



?j"n: i'piiVa japunica i/ori. 



"Beyond all comparison the handsomest herbaceous spirsea 

 yet in our gardens; for to all the pure and brilliant whiteness of 

 S. filipendula, it adds the graceful plume-like appearance of the 

 American S. aruncus." The panicle or spike of flowers is 

 much more spreading than the /S'. fihpendula, and the fohage more 

 delicate. Dr. Wallich originally discovered it in Nepal, Ka- 

 maon. Sec, but it was not introduced to Europe until Dr. Von 

 Siebold brought it from Japan. The plant has hitherto been 

 wintered in a frame, but there is not much doubt that it is per- 

 fectly hardy. In its natural state, the snow-white plume is two 

 feet long. No tribe of hardy herbaceous plants are more orna- 

 mental than this species, and we hope this will be added to our 

 stock. {Bot. Reg.y Dec.) 



Rutdceoi. 



BORO'N/^ D. Uon 



crennlata Paxl. CrcnuUtc-lcareil Bnronia. A greenhouse shrub; crowing two feet hieh; 

 with pink flowers; appeariiij in sprins; a native <if New Holland; increased by seeds and 

 cuttings, and grown in sandy peat. Pax. Mag. Bot., Vol. I\', p. 207. 



A very neat and pretty little plant, of an erect habit, with op- 

 posite crowded leaves, obovate and crenulate, and numerous ax- 

 illary pink flowers towards the extremities of all the branches. 

 It was raised from seeds received by the Messrs. Loddiges some 



