of New Plants. 377 



Passlflora Fieldii. — A new variety under this name is 

 advertised for sale, and stated to be remarkably fine. The 

 color of the flower deep pink, dotted with carmine : breadth 

 of flower, 3^ inches ; rays, four inches, chocolate tipped 

 with white : length of outer rays, f of an inch : nectarial 

 fringe deep chocolate, a portion of which is seated above 

 the stamens, forming a botanical curiosity, of such merit 

 as to receive a certificate from the London Hort. Soc. for a 

 specimen exhibited. 



Cloth of Gold Rose. — A new yellow autumnal rose, called 

 the Cloth of gold, is offered for sale by Mr. Rivers. The 

 color is as brilliant as the Harrisonii : form, globular, like 

 Lamarque, and of same size ; petals thick and leathery, not 

 liable to fade in the sun. Habit very robust. Raised in 

 France, and the stock purchased by Mr. Rivers, who gave 

 it the above name. 



Be7'beridkcese. 



BERBERIS 



dulcia Sweet fruited Berberry. A hardy (?) evergreen shrub; growing 5 feet high ; with 

 yellow flowers ; appearing in spring; a native of the Straits of Magellan ; increased by lay- 

 ers ; grows in any good soil. Pax. Mag. of Bot. Vol. X. p. 171. 



An evergreen shrub of a rigid and compact habit, attain- 

 ing the height of from 3 to 5 feet. "The flowers issue 

 from amidst the tufts of leaves, and are solitary, drooping 

 on long stalks, large, bright yellow, and more expanded 

 than some other species." But its most ornamental ap- 

 pearance is in the fall, when the flowers are succeeded by 

 its fruit. The plants are then laden with its numberless 

 drooping racemes of red berries, having the appearance of 

 grapes on a vine (though much smaller) and covered with 

 a bloom so dense and perfect, as to be beyond the art of the 

 painter to depict it. In England, this species is perfectly 

 hardy, and probably it may prove so here, though this 

 should be tried with caution. It forms a fine companion to 

 the Mahonia ylquifolium. The fruit is eatable, and is used 

 both green and ripe for making tarts and preserves. It 

 thrives best in an open loam and is readily increased by 

 seeds or suckers. {Pax. Mag. Bot., Sept.) 



Leguiniubsoi. 



CV'TISUS 



Weldenii Dalmatian Laburnum. A hardy shrub ; growing 10 feet high ; with yellow flow- 

 ers ; appearing In spring ; a native of Dalmatia ; increased by layers and seeds. Bot. Reg. 

 18-13, t. 40. 



A pretty species of the laburnum, with terminal racemes 



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