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36. NiPH^ A RU^BiDA Hooker Reddish Niplisea. {Gesjier- 



aceae.) 



A sreenhoiise plant ; growin? one foot hi°h ; with white flowers ; appearing in summer ; a native 

 of Mexico ; (?) increased by ofifsets ; grown in peat, leaf mould, and sand. Flore des Serres, pi. 2.51. 



1847. 



A much more beautiful species than the old oblonga, not 

 only in the more numerous flowers, but in their size ; the flow- 

 ers are white, and borne on long peduncles, forming large 

 clusters. The leaves are also handsome. It was introduced 

 into England and Belgium about the same period. {Flore des 

 Serres, t^'c, July.) 



37. Gard^enia mallei'fera Hook. Clapper-bearing Gardenia. 



(Cinchonacese.) 



a stove shrub ; growing four feet high ; with pale buff flowers; appearing in spring ; a native of 

 Sierra Leone ; increased by cuttings ; grown in leaf mould, loam and sand. Floie des Senes, pi. 

 249. 1847. 



We have recently noticed several of the splendid species 

 of Gardenia which have been introduced ; and the present 

 plant is another from the same source ; it has exquisite large 

 pale bufi^ flowers, with a very curiously formed stigma, which 

 has somewhat the appearance of a bud ; the foliage is also 

 handsome, deep green, and rich. It is a noble acquisition, 

 and, with tbe G. Stanleyd/m and Devonidna, should be intro- 

 duced into every fine collection of plants. Culture the san e 

 as for the other species. {Flore des Sores, July.) 



Sir. W. J. Hooker remarks that the species described by Dr. 

 Lindley as G, Devonid?ia is the Kand«a longiflora of Salis- 

 bury. 



38. Sisyri'nchium longistylum Nob. Long-styled Sisyrin- 



chium. {IridacecB.) 



a greenhouse bulb ; growing six or eight inches hi^h ; with yellow flowers ; appearing in spring; 

 a native of Chili ; increased by offsets ; cultivated in loam, leaf mould, and sand. Flore des 

 Serre-i, 1847, pi ao5 



A very pretty species, with somewhat the appearance of an 

 Ixia in its flowers, and the peculiar imbricated habit of the 

 Witseiu'a corymbosa in its foliage. It was introduced into 

 the collection of Van Houtte in 1845, and, from its free 

 blooming, handsome habit, and golden flowers, must prove 

 one of the greatest ornaments of our gardens. It is a half- 

 hardy perennial, and should be wintered in the cold house. 

 Loam, leaf mould and sand make a suitable compost. It flow- 

 ers freely. {Flore des Serres, Aug.) 



