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TropjEolum SESSiLiFOLiUM, Poepp. et Endl. A^ov. Gen. et Spec. Plant., vol. i. 



p. 24, tab. 38. 



T. prostratum ; foliis sessilibus, 5 lobis, laciniis oblongis, glabris, glaucis, l.iteralibus sursum inflexisr pe- 

 dunciilis termuialibus, solitariis aut geminis ; petalis conformibus, spathulato-obovatis emarginatis, caly- 

 cem longe calcaratum superantibus. — Poepp. et Endl., supra citat. 



Messrs. Haage & Schmidt of Erfurt have recently introduced the above- 

 named plant, which, as they remark, is one of the fine, tuberous-rooted, climbing 

 species found in Chili ; of which those already cultivated in the gardens, by their 

 graceful habit, the beauty and the abundance of their flowers, have become univer- 



TROP/EOLUM SESSILIFOLIUM. 



sal favorites, and occupy some of the highest places among the really ornamental 

 and showy greenhouse-plants. We only need to name, in illustration of this, 

 T. az7ireujn, brachyceras, speciostn?i, and tricolornm, all well known, and inhab- 

 iting the same localities. To none of these is T. sessilifoliiim inferior, either in 

 abundance of flowers or in richness of color. It is nevertheless quite distinct 

 from the other species, by its leaves being inserted directly on to the stem. The 

 calyx of the flower, of a greenish-yellow color, has five divisions, alternating 

 with the five petals, which latter are dark red shaded with violet, and bright red 

 towards the base. The wood-cut accompanying this notice has been copied 

 from the work cited above. 



Stokesia cyanea. — Allow me to call attention to this hardy plant for con- 

 servatory decoration. It flowers so late in the autumn, that, to see it in perfec- 

 tion, it should be grown in pots, and bloomed in-doors ; otherwise the early 

 frosts spoil its beauty. I know of nothing to compare with it at the same sea- 

 son for the brightness of its large blue flowers. For the information of those 

 who may not have heard of it, I may mention that it is something like chiccory, 

 but much more handsome. 



