of New Plants. 419 



subject now under notice is a variety of the 6er6eridif61ia, 

 raised from the seed by M. Hardy, gardener in the Lux- 

 emburg Garden, of Paris, after whom it is named. It is 

 much finer than its parent : the flowers are " deep yellow 

 or pale orange-colored, and have a brownish or dark san- 

 guine blotch at the base of each petal." Its small and 

 shining foliage, contrasted with the other sorts, renders it a 

 desirable and beautiful plant. From the delicate nature of 

 its roots, it is not so easily managed as the common sorts. 

 It is said to thrive best in heath mould, not a close, boggy 

 earth, often so called, but an open, fibrous, moor soil, of a 

 brown color, almost free from sand, with a little leaf mould, 

 or light loam with it. If in a pot it should be well drain- 

 ed, and if planted out, the situation should be one not sub- 

 ject to wet. It is increased freely in the manner of other 

 roses. {Pax. Mag. Bot.^ Oct.) 

 LegumijibsecB. 



ACXCW 



epectlbilis Benth. Showy Acacia. A greenhouse shrub ; growing 6 feet high ; with yellow 

 flowers; appearing in spring ; a native of New Holland; increased by cuttings and seeds; 

 grown in rich loam. Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 46. 



One of the finest of the acacias, with small and delicately 

 pinnate foliage, covered with a fine bloom, and slender pan- 

 icles of clear yellow flowers, in globuse heads. It is about 

 four years since we first imported this species from France, 

 and it is now quite rare in collections of plants ; but its ex- 

 quisite beauty should claim for it a conspicuous place in 

 every conservatory. According to the Botanical Register, 

 it was found by the late Allan Cunningham and by Mr. 

 Frazer, on the east coast of New Holland, and has lately been 

 introduced to England through Messrs. Lucombe, Pince & 

 Co., of Exeter, from whom the specimen, from Avhich the 

 drawing was taken, was received last April. Mr. Bentham, 

 in his enumeration of the acacias, in Hooker's London 

 Joicrnal of Botany, names 340 species; and Dr. Lindley 

 considers this as " the very handsomest he has seen, beau- 

 tiful as many of them are;" we can confirm this opinion so 

 far as our knowledge of the species extends. {Bot. Reg., 

 Oct.) 



'RittdcecB, 



ERYTHROCHDTON. 



brasiliensis JVees and Martbi's Brasilian Red Coat. A stove plant ; growing 10 feet high J 

 with white flowers ; appearing in July ; a native of Brazil. Bot. Reg. 1843, t. 47. 



A fine stove plant, attaining the height of 10 feet, with a 



