Mr. Tweedie from Buenos Ayres in 1841, first flowered in the December 

 of 1842. 



This interesting plant derives its generic name from the curious green 

 foliaceous appendage of the stigma. 



STEEPTOSOLEN JAMESONI, Miers. 



Syns. Browallia Jamesoni, Benth. 



Card. Chron. 1847, pp. 374, 401 (Reports of Exhibitions) ; id. 1848, p. 618 (advt.) ; 

 Bot. Mag. t. 4605 ; Fl. des Serres, 1849, p. 436 ; Paxt. Mag. Bot. vol. xvi. p. 5 ; 

 The Garden, 1884, vol. xxvi. p. 6, pi. 447. 



A well-known greenhouse climber, native of North Peru, found by 

 William Lobb at an elevation of 6,000 ft. in woods near Monitre, in the 

 province of Cuenca. 



First exhibited in flower on June 5th, 1847, as Browallia Jamesoni, and 

 again in 1848 under the same name. 



The figure in the Botanical Magazine above quoted was prepared from 

 material supplied by Hector Munro Esq., of Druid's Stoke, near Bristol, 

 with whom it flowered in June 1851. 



After a few years the plant apparently fell out of cultivation until 1882, 

 when re-introduced it became more common, and is now frequently met 

 with. 



STYLIDIUM SAXIFEAGOIDES, Lindl 



Bot. Mag. t. 4529. 



Eaised from seeds from the Swan Eiver Settlement in 1849, this 

 interesting little tufted plant has the appearance of a mossy Saxifraga 

 scapes of rather large white or yellowish flowers. 



TACSONIA MOLLISSIMA, H. B. & K. 



Bot. Mag. t. 4187 ; Paxt. Mag. Bot. vol. xiii. p. 25 ; Fl. des Serres, 1846, pi. v. 

 A beautiful greenhouse climber with lovely blossoms of a deep rose 

 colour, a native of the woods near Quito, whence seeds were sent to 

 Exeter by William Lobb, and plants raised flowered for the first time 

 in 1845. 



TECOMA FULVA, Don. 



Bot. Mag. t. 4896 ; Fl. des Serres, 1856, torn. i. p. 83. 



A greenhouse shrub apparently identical with Tecoma Smithii, said 

 to be of garden origin, with pinnate leaves and handsome orange-yellow 

 tubular flowers borne in terminal racemes, reared from seed received from 

 Peru. 



THIBAUDIA ACUMINATA, Hook. 



Bot. Mag. t. 5752 ; Veitchs' Catlg. of PI. 1869, p. 15. 



A distinct greenhouse shrub from the Andes of Columbia and Ecuador, 



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