168 Botanical, FloriciiUural, and Arboriculiural Notices. 



A very beautiful dwarf annual, the flowers of which vary from dark purple 

 to lilac, the colour deepening according to the length of time the flower has 

 been expanded. " It flowers freely in the open border, but is impatient of 

 wet ; at the latter end of the season it ma}', however, be lifted and transferred 

 to the greenhouse, where it will go on flowering beautifully." (Bot. Keg., 

 Feb.) 



OBELISCA'RIA C(TM. (Ofirf/s/iOi, obelisk, Arara, head; elevated disk of flower.) Drummondii Grab. 

 Synonyme : RudbeckjVi Drummond? Paxt. vol. vi. p. 51. (See Gard. Mag., vol. xv. p. 244.) 



This very handsome plant, which was introduced by Drummond, is one of 



those removed by Cassini " from the heterogeneous assemblage of plants 



which were formerly included under the name of Rudbeckia, and the character 



by which it may be distinguished seems perfectly good." (Dr. Graham in 



Botanist, Feb.) 



AsclepiadLe?B. 



STEPHANO'TIS Du Petit Thouars. {Stephanos, crown, otoeis, eared ; auricles of stamina! crown.) 

 Rouhunda. Ad. Brong. many-flwd ^ LIj or 6 my W Madagasc. 1839. C p.I Botanist, 203. 



A splendid evergreen climber, with dark green coriaceous leaves somewhat 

 like those of J^icus elastica. Though of comparatively late introduction, it is 

 already common in our stoves, of which its large bunches of fragrant white 

 flowers render it a conspicuous ornament. (Botanist, Feb.) 



Solandce<s. 

 SOLA^NUM 



macranthferum Dwn. large-anthered _^ j* | | or 3 s P Mexico 18S8. C c Bot. reg. 1841, 7. 



Synonyme : S- dulcamaioides fair. 



A very showy species, raised by Mr. Page of Southampton, from Mexican 

 seeds. It is " a fine half-shrubby greenhouse plant, with large clusters of deep 

 purple flowers, whose centre is occupied by a knot of large bright yellow an- 

 thers. It appears to be nearly allied to the common bitter-sweet, and in 

 Mexico is of the same habit of growth." The plant that flowered with Mr. 

 Page was, however, a bush about 3 ft. high. (Bot. Reg., Feb.) 



[of Bot. vol. viii. p. 5. 

 Jasminoides Hart. Jasmine.like i_ i | pr 6 au. d Pa. P S. Amer. 1838. C s.l Paxt. mag. 



An evergreen climbing 5'olanum, with clusters of small pale purple fragrant 

 flowers. It flowered in the Epsom Nursery, in a pot in a camellia house, in 

 1839, continuing in flower from August till December. The following year it 

 was planted out, and continued flowering freely till killed down to the ground 

 by frost. (Paxt. Mag. of Bot., Feb.) 



Orchiddce(E. 

 2540. ONCI'DIUM 



\Vnly« Hook. Mrs. Wray's £ 23 or 2 Y.B Mexico 1838. D p.r.w Bot mag. 3854. 



A pretty yellow and brown Oncidium, with a long spike of rather large 

 flowers. Introduced by Mrs. Wray of Oakfield, near Cheltenham. (Bot. 

 Mag., Feb.) 

 3722. HUNTLE'Yvl 31623. t/iolacea Paxt. Mag. of Bot. vol. viii. p. 1. 



Miishceae. 



746. MU'S/i 6t)6i. supcrba Bot. Hag. 3849, 3850. 



Ainari/llidkcesi. 

 935. ISME-Ni? 



\iiescens Lindt. greenish t} J\J or 1 jn.au Gsh Cusco 1840. O l.p.s Bot. reg. 1841, 12. 



An elegant plant, which is ornamental, notwithstanding its greenish flowers. 

 It should be kept in a greenhouse, where it " flowers from June to August. 

 The leaves wither soon after flowering, when it must be kept perfectly dry till 

 spring." (Bot. Mag., Feb.) 



liilidccce. 



1045. SOWER B.E".^ [1841,10. 



laxiflbra Liiull. loose-flowcred jf lAJ t"" 1 niy. jl Pk Swan River 1839. R s.p Bot. reg. 



This si)ccies diflPers from S.j'uncea, principally in the flowers being on long 

 .^lender stalks, which renders the general appearance of the plant much more 

 ornamental. The leaves are also triangular, and " nearly as long as the 

 scapes." (Bot. Reg., Feb.) 



