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and some azalea. The plant forms a " very compact dwarf 

 shrub, decidedly evergreen, with small and dense foliage, 

 and numerousclusters of pretty pale pinkish lilac blossoms, in 

 which there is a variety of delicate tints approaching to white 

 in the centre." It is a most desirable variety for forcing, 

 and from its very deHcate odor, is also well adapted for 

 parlor culture, diffusing its fragrance throughout the room. 

 Its treatment is the same as for other rhododendrons or 

 azaleas, and it is readily increased by layers, or by graft- 

 ing on the R. ponticum. {Pax. Mag. Bot. Aug.) 



CO.MAROSTAPHYLIS 



arbudtoles Lindl. Arbutus-like Gritberry. A greenhouse plant; growing six feet high > 

 •with white flowers ; appearing in May and Juno ; a native of Guatemala ; increased by seeda 

 and budding ; grown in sandy loam and leaf mould. Bot. Reg. 1843 t. 30. 



A greenhouse shrub, having much the appearance of the 

 arbutus, producing terminal panicles of pretty white bell- 

 shaped flowers. The leaves are linear, oblong, and covered 

 beneath with ferruginous down. It was raised from seeds 

 received from the Society's collector, M. Hartweg, who 

 found it at the foot of the active volcano, Xetic, in Guate- 

 mala. It grows freely in sandy loam and leaf mould, and 

 is increased either by seeds or by budding on the common 

 arbutus. {^Bot. Reg. June.) 

 Comqiositem. 



BARNADE>SM (So called by the younger Linnseus after Michael Barnadez, a Spanish 

 Botanist.) De Cand. 

 rosea Lindl. Rose-colored Barnadesia. A greenhouse plant ; growing a foot high ; with 

 crimson flowers appearing in Spring ; a native of South America, increased by cuttings ; grown 

 in peat, loam and sand. Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 29. 



A singular and pretty plant, with ovate lanceolate leaves, 

 and solitary terminal flowers, of a cylindrical form, and 

 rich crimson shade. It is a warm greenhouse plant, and is 

 propagated by cuttings, and grown in peat, loam and sand 

 in equal proportions. (^Bot. Reg. June.) 

 A-jjocyndcece. 



ECHI^TES 



atropurpurea iindJ. Dark purple Echites. A stove plant ; growing ten feet high ; with 

 dark purple flowers ; appearing in summer ; a native of Brazil ; incre ased by cuttings ; grown 

 in sandy loam and leaf mould. Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 27. 



Another beautiful species of the £'chites, of which we 

 noticed the E. splendens in our last number, p. 308. The 

 present subject is not so beautiful as the splendens, but the 

 dark color of its blossoms, which are borne on long and 

 graceful axillary peduncles, contrast finely with the light- 

 ness and airiness of its habit. The flower has a tube 

 '' nearly two inches in length, expanding about half way 



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