HORTUS VEITCHII 



Seeds were sent from Chili by the collector, Downton, and plants 

 raised in 1873. It had been, however, discovered by the German 

 traveller Pceppig in 1823, and later by the English collector Bridges, 

 both of whom failed to introduce the plant to cultivation. 



CAMPSIDIUM CHILENSE, Beiss & Seem. 



Syns. Tecoma Guarume, Hook. ; T. mirabilis, Hort. 

 Gard. Chron. 1870, p. 1182, with fig. ; Bot. Mag. t. 6111, and sub tab. 4896. 



This beautiful greenhouse climber, a native of Chiloe and Chili, known 

 to science from specimens collected by many travellers prior to its intro- 

 duction through William Lobb, has pinnate dark green leaves, tubular 

 scarlet flowers, and flowered for the first time in April 1874 ; it is now 

 rarely met with. 



CANAVALIA ENSIFOKMIS, DC. 



Bot. Mag. t. 4027. 



This stove -climber, with handsome purple pea-shaped flowers, was 

 raised from seed received with other plants from Ashantee, in which 

 country it is known as the " Over-look." It is planted by the natives 

 along the margin of their provision grounds, in the belief that it fulfils the 

 part of a watchman, and, from some supposed dreaded power, protects 

 property from plunder. 



CANTUA BICOLOE, Lindl. $ Paxt. 



Syns. Periphragmos uniftorus ? Ruiz & Pav. 

 Paxt. Mag. Bot. 1849, vol. xv. p. 220 ; Bot. Mag. t. 4729. 



The credit of this introduction is probably due to Mr. Low, but seeds 

 were sent to us by William Lobb about the same time, from which 

 plants were raised and flowered in April 1853. 



A greenhouse shrubby plant, with handsome drooping flowers, with a 

 yellow tube and a rich scarlet limb. 



CANTUA DEPENDENS, Pers. 



Syns. C. buxifolia, Lam. ; Periphragmos dependens, Ruiz & Pav. 



Gard. Chron. 1848, p. 303 (notice of exhibit of New Plants) ; Bot. Mag. t. 4582 ; Fl. des 

 Serres, vol. vii. p. 11 ; The Garden, 1885, vol. xxviii. p. 271, pi. 509. 



A beautiful greenhouse climbing shrub, with long drooping orange- 

 coloured flowers of great beauty from Peru sent by William Lobb, and 

 flowered for the first time at Exeter in May 1848, on which occasion it 

 was exhibited before the Horticultural Society, and awarded the Society's 

 large Silver Medal. 



It is the " Magic Tree " of the Peruvian Indians, 



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