308 Floj'icultural and Botanical Notices 



border of the conservatory, but should be kept in a pot, 

 and trained to a trellis two feet high. Cuttings root easily 

 in bottom heat. (Pax. Mag. Bot. March.) 



ApocynacecB. 



ECniTES 



s|)16ndeiis Part. Splendid Ecliites. A stove climlier ; growing ten or twelve feet liigh ; 

 with pale pink flowers ; appearing in Juiy ; a native ol' Brazil ; increased liy cuttings ; grown 

 in loamy soil. Pax. Mag. Bot. Vol. X. p. 2.5. 



A noble plant, "eclipsing a greater part of the many 

 beautiful climbers already introduced. Its habit is luxuri- 

 ant, and the leaves of an unusual size ; the flowers are 

 borne in large clusters, and expand only one or two at a 

 time ; are exceedingly lovely, their tint being a light 

 blush, which deepens towards the margin and in the cen- 

 tre, but the variations are so gentle and gradual as to be 

 highly delightful;" the flowers are from three to four 

 inches broad, with a slight undulation in the petals. It was 

 introduced from Brazil, but was found at such an elevation 

 on the Organ Mountains that it is supposed a warm green- 

 house temperature would suit it. It climbs rapidly, and is 

 suited to a column or rafter of the house. It blooms from 

 July to October, after which period the leaves fall, and the 

 plant remains in a dormant state until February. It pre- 

 fers a loamy soil, and may be multiplied by cuttings in the 

 usual way. From the drawing, it promises to be a mag- 

 nificent addition to our collections. (Pax. Mag. Bot. 

 March.) 



Gesne?rdcesi. 



COLL'MNF-^ 



splendens Splendid-flowered Columnea. A slovo plant; growing two feet high; with 

 Bcartlet flowers ; appearing in autumn ; a native of Brazil ; increased by cuttings ; grown in 

 turfy loam and well-decayed leaf-mould. Pax. Mag. Bot. Vol. X. p. 5. 



Synonyms. Coluinnea grandlflora, Neinal4iitlius Guilleminiina. 



A singularly splendid plant, a native of Brazil, received 

 from the continent, where it obtained the name of the last 

 synonym above. It grows two feet or more in height, and 

 the lower part of the branches are covered with a nearly 

 white smooth bark. " The foliage is thick and fleshy, 

 something like that of lIoy« carnosa, but more elegant in 

 figure, and of a particularly lively verdure. It is from the 

 axils of these opposite leaves that one or more of the flow- 

 ers .depend, on very long, slender, peduncles; the flower it- 

 self large, open, and of the brightest scarlet, slightly spot- 

 ted inside with blood-color, and drooping from a calyx. 



