figured in the London Flor. and Bot. Magazines. 141 

 Oxaliddcece. 



O'XALIS 



Piottir. Col. Piotta's Oxalis. A half-hardy perennial, with reddish yellow flowers; appearing 

 in July and August : propagated by offsets, in rich, sandy loam ; a native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Bot. Reg., 1817. 



" A truly beautiful little half-hardy, or frame perennial, flower- 

 ing most copiously during the months of July and August." It 

 does not produce much of an appearance in the border ; but " a 

 large pot filled with its dense green leaves, and covered with the 

 large, salmon-colored flowers, is a lovely object." In this respect 

 it is somewhat similar to O. Deppeii, which flowered with us last 

 season. It is supposed a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and 

 was received from Professor Savi, of Pisa, as also from other botan- 

 ic gardens in Italy. The drawing was made from plants, which 

 flowered in the collection of Mrs. Marryatt, who is the only pos- 

 sessor of it in England. (^Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



Poli/gondcea. 



COCCO'LOBA Lindl. (from kokkos, fruit, and lobos, a lobe; in allusion to the lobed seeds.) 

 virens Lindl. Green sea-side Grape. A hot-house plant; with white flowers ; appearing in Au- 

 gust ; supposed a native of the West Indies. Bot. Reg., t. 1816. 



" Communicated from Wormleybury, by Sir Abraham Hume, 

 with whom it flowered in August, 1833," under the name of exco- 

 riata, which is very different. The flowers appear in drooping 

 racemes ; and are not very showy. Native country supposed the 

 West Indies. {Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



Dicotyledonous, Monopetalous, Plants. 



Kricdcece. 

 rhododendron 



var. pulcherrimum Lindl. " The lovely " Rhododendron. 

 Between R. arboreum and R. caucAsicutn. A hardy evergreen shrub, with flowers of a light 

 rose color; a hybrid variety. Bot. Reg. t., 1820. 



A very beautiful variety, produced by Mr. Waterer, of Knaphill, 

 between R. arboreum and caucasicum. It has the compact appear- 

 ance, in the umbel of flowers, of the latter. It is " an abundant 

 flowerer." (Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



var. NoblednMm Hort. Noble's Rhododendron. 

 A hardy evergreen shrub, with flowers of a deep and brilliant rose color ; a hybrid variety. Bot. 

 Reg., t. 1820. 



Very much like pulcherrimum, in all respects, " except that its 

 flowers are of a deep and brilliant rose color." Both are stated to 

 be " among the handsomest hardy shrubs in cultivation." (Bot. 

 Reg., Dec.) 



m&ximum var. hybridum Hook. R. frigrans Hort. Laurel-leaved Rhododendron. 

 Supposed between R. glaiica (Azilea glaiica) and R. miximum. A hardy shrub, with white 

 flowers tinged with pink; a hybrid variety. Bot. Mag., t. 3454. 



" A charming plant," cultivated in the Glasgow botanic garden, 

 under the name of R. fragrans. Dr. Hooker states that it has 

 every appearance of a hybrid, and refers it to a figure in the Bot. 

 Reg., t. 195, as a synonym. The flowers are delicate, in large 

 umbels ; anthers yellow. " Whatever may be its origin, it is am- 

 ply worthy a place in every flower-garden and shrubbery." (Bot. 

 Mag., Dec.) 



