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Ps^pocynacea. 



DIPLADE'NIA (In allusion to the two tubercles which are found at the base ot" the ovary) De 

 Cand. 



crassindda De Cand. Knob-jointed Dipladenia. A stove trainer ; growing six feet high; with 

 rose-colored flowers -, appearing in September; a native of Rio Janeiro; increased by cuttings; 

 grown in heath mould and sand. Bot. Reg. t. 64, 1844. 



Syn • Ecliites crassindda Gardner in Hook. Jour. Bot. Echites car^ssa Hort. 



We noticed this beautiful plant in our last volume, (X, p. 

 412) a fine specimen of which was exhibited at the meeting 

 of the London Horticultural Society in October ; it was then 

 known as Echites carassa. M. Alphonse De Candolle has 

 separated the genus £'chites and the E. splendens and atro- 

 purpurea with the present subject are united under the genus 

 Dipladenia. This species is one of the handsomest, having 

 lanceolate, acuminate, foliage, and racemes of large campanu- 

 late, bright rosy colored flowers, with a yellow throat. It is 

 a stove or hothouse plant, and should be grown in rough 

 heath mould and sand. In summer it likes a damp atmos- 

 phere ; but m winter it should be kept rather dry. It is prop- 

 agated by cuttings in the usual way. This and the two spe- 

 cies above named should find a place in every collection of 

 plants where they can be properly cultivated. {Bot. Reg.., 

 Dec.) 



YaccinacecB. 



GAYLTJSSA'C/^ CIn honor of M. Gay Lussac, the eminent French chemist and philosopher) 

 Humb. Bonp. and Kvnth. 



pseudovaccineum £)e Cn/td. Bilberry-like Gaylussacwort. A greenhouse plant; growing two 

 and a half feet high ; with crimson flowers; appearing in Miiy ; a native of Brazil; increased by 

 seeds and layers ; grown in sandy peat and leaf mould. Bot. Reg. t. 62, 1844. 



Sijn ; Andromdda coccinea Schroder -. Vaccinium brasiliense Spreng. 



A handsome greenhouse shrub, attaining the height of two 

 to two and a half feet, with small elliptic, lanceolate, leaves, 

 and long racemes of scarlet tubular corols, which have a very 

 gay appearance. It is a native of the sandy plains of Brazil. 

 It is cultivated in the same manner as Cape heaths, and is 

 increased either by seeds or layers ; the seeds should be sown 

 in February, and layering should be effected before the plant 

 commences its fresh growth. Introduced by the Messrs. Lod- 

 diges, in whose collection it flowered last May. It is a fine 

 addition to the greenhouse. {Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



Liabidtecs. 



PHLO'MIS 



cashmeriina Royle. Cashmere Phlomis. A hardy perennial plant ; growing two feet high ; 

 with pale lilac flowers ; appearing in July and August ; a native of Cashmere ; increased by seeds 

 and division of the roots ; grown in any good soil. Bot. Reg. t. 22, 1844. 



