298 Jfoiices of new and beautiful Plants 



Art. V. J^otices of new and beautiful Plants figured in the 

 London Floricultural and Botanical Magazines; with some 

 Account of those which it would be desirable to introduce into 

 our Gardens. 



Edicai'ds^s Botanical Register, or Ornamental Flower Garden and 

 Shrubbery. Each number containing eight figures of Plants 

 and Shrubs. In monthly numbers; 4s. colored, 3s. plain. Ed- 

 ited by John Lindley, Ph. D., F. R. S., L. S., and G. S. Pro- 

 fessor of Botany in the University of London. 



Curtis^s Botaiiical Magazine, or Flower Garden Displayed, con- 

 taining eight plates. In monthly numbers; 3s. 6d. colored, 3s. 

 plain. Edited by Sir W. J. Hooker, L.L. D., F. R. A., 

 and L. S., Regius Professor of Botany in the University of 

 Glasgow. 



Paxton^s Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants. 

 Each number containing four colored plates. In monthly num- 

 bers; 2s. 6d. each. 



TJie Horticultural Journal, Florist's Register, and Royal Ladies' 

 Magazine. Dedicated to the Queen, Patroness, the Rt. Hon. 

 the Earl of Errol, President, and the Vice Presidents of the 

 Metropolitan Society of Florists and Amateurs. In monthly 

 8vo. numbers, with a plate; Is. each. 



In the miscellaneous notices accompanying the Botanical 

 Register, since the commencement of the new series, are short 

 notices of various plants which have been introduced into Eng- 

 lish collections, or of which figures have appeared in other works. 

 Such as are worthy of the distinction will be figured hereafter, 

 while those of little interest will probably receive no further no- 

 tice. As the information contained in some of these descrip- 

 tions may prove interesting, and such notices anticipating some- 

 what the appearance of the most beautiful plants in the catalogues 

 of the nurserymen for sale, we have thought that it v.'ould be a 

 judicious method to enumerate them, adding an asterisk to each, 

 that they may be known from those which are accompanied with 

 a figure. They will be arranged under their respective orders. 



A white bracted variety of Poinsettta pulcherrima has been 

 figured in the Botanist. It was introduced from INIexico, to- 

 gether with the parent species, before the latter was introduced 

 to our gardens. It must form a very pretty counterpart to the P. 

 pulcherrima. 



Dipldcus puniceus, a very pretty species raised by Mr. Buist, 

 from seeds brought from California by Mr. Nuttall, and among 

 those which we noticed vol. Ill, p. 205, and sent by him to the 

 London and Edinburgh nurserymen, is figured in the May num- 

 ber of the Botanical Magazine. It is a pretty plant, belonging 



