222 Notices of new and beautiful Plants, 



climber, with a smooth stem ; leaves ternate, oblong lanceolate, 

 smooth, and of a dull green color. The flowers, which are large, 

 appear on axillary racemes, ten or twelve inches in length, in 

 threes, and are of a gorgeous crimson. It is easily cultivated in a 

 green-house, in loam, peat and sand. The Messrs. Young have a 

 few plants for sale at the inoderate price of five guineas each. It 

 is not likely to become very common at present. 



POINCI^JVV?. 



P. pulcherrima is figured in the last-mentioned work for Febru- 

 ary. It is a splendid ornament in stove collections, and although 

 introduced to England in 1691, is still a scarce plant. We believe 

 it is in some collections in this country, but the plants are small 

 and have never flowered. It is a native of the West Indies, where 

 it grows so plentifully as to be used for hedges, and has obtained 

 the name of jlower-fence. Plants or seed can be easily pro- 

 cured, and we hope to see it in every stove in the country. 



Amarantace<z. 



CELO^SIA (derived from Kelos, something burnt; the flowers looking as if scorched and dried up 



by exposure.) 

 coccinea Willd. Scarlet Coxcomb. A hardy annual ; with scarlet flowers ; appearing all sum- 

 mer; propagated by seeds. Bot. Reg., 1834. 



" One of the many forms in which the coxcomb makes its ap- 

 pearance in Asia." It differs from C. cristata chiefly in the 

 " crowded pyramidal arrangement of the inflorescence, the narrow- 

 er leaves and the short stamens ;" is hardier than the latter species, 

 so much so that it demands no other attention to bring it to perfec- 

 tion than is required by any other annual ; and it " goes on en- 

 larging its glowing crimson tassels, in the open border, till winter 

 destroys it." Drawn from specimens communicated by the Hon. 

 W. F. Strangways, from his garden, in Dorsetshire, in October 

 last. Very beautiful and worthy of introduction. (Bot. Reg., 

 Feb.) 



Dicotyledonous, Monopetalous, Plants. 



Z/o6e/iace8e. 



LOBE'LM 

 deciirreng Cav. Wmg-stemmed Lobelia. A hardy perennial plant ; growing about two feet 

 high ; flowers blue; appearing from June to August ; a native of Chili ; propagated by cut- 

 tings. Bot. Reg., 1842. 



" Not unfrequently seen in collections." Stem erect ; leaves 

 ovate-lanceolate ; flowers light blue, axillary on dense terminal 

 racemes. It grows vigorously during summer, in a moist partially 

 shaded peat border, but is unable of bearing the winter without 

 protection. Probably it requires the same culture as L. syphiliti- 

 ca. The plant has an exceedingly acrid, milky juice, rather dan- 

 gerous to those who handle it incautiously, and which will prevent 

 it from becoming commom. {Bot. Reg., March.) 



