figured in the London Flor. and Bot. Magazines. 223 

 Brunonikceie. 



BRUNO'N/^ Smith (In compliment to Robert Brown, Esq., D. C. L., &c. &c., one of tlie most 

 learned and systematic botanists of this or any previous age), 

 austrilis R. Brown Southern Brunonia. A handsome perennial green-house plant ; crvow- 

 ing about a foot high ; flowers light blue ; introduced in 1834 ; propagated by division of the 

 root. Bot. Reg., 1833. 



" A most interesting new perennial," in appearance somewhat 

 like the sweet scabious, but it is " delightfully fragrant." Leaves 

 radical ; the flowers appear on long slender scapes, and are of a 

 handsome light blue color. Introduced by Mr. James Backhouse, 

 in 1834, and figured from the collection of Mr. Lowe, of the Clap- 

 ton Nursery. A very desirable plant. (Bot. Reg., Feb.) 



Scrophularidcea. 



CALCEOLARIA. 



C. corymbosa var. Talisman, is figured in Paxton's Magazine 

 of Botany for Februaiy. The flowers appear in forked corymbs, 

 and are of a deep blood-red color, with slight notches in the corolla. 

 It is a very brilliant variety, and raised, if we recollect correctly, 

 by the Messrs. Young, and once or twice imported into our collec- 

 tions, but died on the passage. Some remarks on this genus will 

 be found in another page. 



Solandcea. 



SOLA>NUM. 



In the same work, above named, a species is figured as S. cris- 

 pum. The flowers are of a rich purple-blue, and are produced in 

 large corymbs ; it is stated that, if " trained against a wall, it 

 makes as fine a show as the Glycine sinensis, [Wistaria Consequa- 

 na], and continues in bloom a long time." A native of ChiU ; in- 

 troduced in 1824. Grows freely in any common garden soil, 

 nearly hardy, and increased easily by cuttings. Drawn from the 

 nursery of Mr. Lowe, of Clapton. 



Acanthdcea. 



THUNBE'RG/j?. 



In our last, p. 191, we stated that a white variety of T. alata 

 had been produced. In the work just noticed, is a drawing 

 of the same, from specimens communicated by Mrs. Lawrence, of 

 Ealing, in whose collection it flowered last summer. The flowers 

 are larger than the T. alata, and are of a very pure white, with a 

 conspicuous dark spot in the centre. A fine acquisition, which 

 will contrast elegantly with the pale buff color of its parent. 



MONOCTYLEDONOUS PlANTS. 



Amaryllkces^.. 



ALSTRCEMERM 



aurantiaca Don A. aurea GraAam, in Jamieson's Journal. A green-house perennial plant; 

 growing three feet high ; flowers orange yellow ; appearing in June; propagated by division 

 of the tubers. Bot. Reg., 1843. 



" Flower stem erect, with smooth leaves, persistent and green 

 for months after the seed is ripe." The blossoms appear in large 



