figured in the London Flor. and Bol. Magazines. 105 



but. it is quite different. C. inacrantha of the gardens, 

 Dr. Lindley states, may not be specifically distinct. It is 

 a fine addition to the species which now, with the varieties, 

 amount to nearly sixty, and should be in every garden. 

 The flowers appear in a cyme of medium size, and are very 

 showy. The J^oung shoots have a deep tinge of purple. 

 {Bat. Reg\, Nov.) 



Dicotyledonous, Monopetalous, Plants- 

 CLXXII. Yaccinecc. 



rACCI'NlUM 



cawnAdwse Richanhon Canadian Whoitlebcrry. A hardy dwarf shrub, with white flowers, 

 tinged with i)ink; appearing in .May; a native of North America. Bot. Mag., t. 3446. 



The plants from which this specimen was taken, were 

 raised from seeds sent over by Mr. Drummond, during the sec- 

 ond expedition of Capt. Sir John Franklin; they prove iden- 

 tical with the V. canadense of D. Richardson, who first dis- 

 covered it, during Franklin's first expedition to this coun- 

 try: it is ornamental with its rosy white blossoms ; and when 

 a taste for planting arboretums shall be general in this 

 country, this, as also all the other species, will be sought 

 for. {Bot. Mag., Nov.) 



OTyrtilloides7V//cAa:. f^. angustifdlium Aiton Hort. Kew. Flask-flowered Whortleberry. A har- 

 dy shrub; growing a foot higli; flowers white, tinged with red; appearing in May; a native 

 of North America. Hot. Mag , t. 3447. 



A singular and rather onamental species, extending in its 

 geographical distribution from the Atlantic to the Pacific 

 ocean. It was first discovered by Michaux in Canada, and 

 subsequently by Mr. Menzies, on the North- West coast, by Mr. 

 Douglas on the west side of the Rocky mountains, and last- 

 ly by the lamented Mr. Drummond on the Rocky mountains, 

 lat. 62°, who introduced it to England. The flowers resem- 

 ble somewhat in shape, ^rica ardens, and are described as 

 globose-urceolate. The fruit is highly esteemed. [Bot. 

 Mag., Nov.) 



CLVII. Begon]kce^. 



BEQO'N/.J 



heracleifdlia Schlecht et Cham. Cow-parsnip-leavcd Begonia. A stove perennial (?); grow- 

 ing two (?)feet high ; flowers pink; appearing in April and May ; anative of We.vico. Bot. 

 Mag., t. 3144. 



A splendid species of the Beg6n/«. The leaves are seven 

 inches across, and palmate. Bracteses in opposite pairs ; 

 flowers rose color. The panicle bears both male and female 

 flowers, and from the number has an imposing appearance. 

 It was discovered in Xalapa, and has been introduced to En- 

 glish gardens, by Mr. Otto of Berlin. {Bot. Mag., Nov.) 



CLXXV. Lobeliacegs. 



TU'PA G.Don (The name Tupa is applied by the Indians of Cliili to a species of this genus). 



This is a new genus, constituted by Mr. G. Don, from spe*- 



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