Fremont ia Calif ortiica. — New Plants. 163 



was found growing near the source of the Sacramento River, in the north- 

 ern part of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The flowers, which are pro- 

 duced in May, are very beautiful, surpassing in many respects theForsythia; 

 and the plant grows to the height of four or more feet, recalling by its gen- 

 eral aspect and foliage the Mespilus. 



A woody shrub in its nature, attaining a height of ten feet, and tesem- 

 bling a fig-tree. Leaves growing at the extremity of the branches, petioled, 

 nearly circular (suborbicular), three inches in width; lobes entire or notched, 

 covered above by a shining pubescence, glaucous below, and of an irony 

 color when dried ; peduncles strong, one-flowered, as long as, or longer 

 than, the petioles ; flowers numerous, of a golden-yellow color, three- 

 bracted at base, and two or two and a half inches in diameter ; bracts 

 small ; calyx largely bell-shaped, five-lobed above the middle, petal-shaped, 

 light down on the outside, velvet within, with five indentations at the base ; 

 lobes oval, sharp-pointed; stamens short, divided into five spreading arms, 

 each terminating in two lobed anthers, reniform, parallel, dehiscent on the 

 outside ; germ conical, downy, five-eyed ; seeds numerous ; style filiform, 

 with spreading bristles ; stigma sharp. 



This plant first flowered in the collection of Messrs. Veitch in 1866, and 



is, as yet, very rare. The probabilities are, it will prove hardy with us ; 



certainly south of Philadelphia. Its ornamental character must greatly 



recommend it. 



Adapted from ^^ U Illustration Horticole.^^ 



NEW PLANTS. 



Helipterum Cotula. — A West- Australian everlasting, seeds of which were 

 sent from Swan River, by Mr. Drummond, to Mr. Thompson of Ipswich. 

 The plant grows from six inches to two feet high, and produces flower- 

 heads half an inch to an inch across, in one variety golden-yellow, and in 

 another white, with a golden-yellow eye. — L'' Illustratio?i Horticole. 



Rose Mrs. jfohn Berners. — A new hybrid perpetual, with very compact, 

 rosy-pink flowers, bright and distinct in color. The name of the raiser is 

 not stated. — Floral Magazine. 



