64 Floricultural and Botanical Notices 



Several of the phlomises are pretty plants, and desirable in 

 every good collection. P. cashmeriana has an erect, tomen- 

 tose stem, ovate, lanceolate, rngose, leaves, and axillary 

 whorls of large pale lilac flowers, which remain for a consid- 

 erable time in beauty. It has proved a hardy perennial in 

 Britain, and flowers in July and August. It is increased by 

 seeds or division of the root. A rich light soil, and a situa- 

 tion rather dry in winter, are best suited to its free growth. 

 Raised from seeds in the garden of the London Horticultural 

 Society. {Bot. Reg., April.) 



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CLBRODE'NDRON 



inlbrtunatum Linn. Unlucky Clerodendron. A stove plant ; growing two feet high •, with 

 scarlet flowers ; appearing in August ; a native of Ceylon ; increased by cuttings ; grown in peat, 

 sandy loam and cow dung. Bot. Reg. t. 19, 1844. 



All the clerodendrons are very showy plants, with panicles 

 of brilliant scarlet flowers, and are desirable in all hothouse 

 collections, as they bloom in summer, and do not require only 

 moderate heat in winter — perhaps in our climate greenhouse 

 treatment would suit them, our ordinary summer heat being 

 ample for most tropical plants. The present species is one 

 of the most brilliant that has been introduced, having large 

 and handsome leaves, and terminal panicles of large scarlet 

 flowers. It is of simple cultivation, requiring to be potted in 

 peat, sandy loam, and well decomposed cow dung. In the 

 summer season an ample supply of water should be given, 

 and the atmosphere kept moist. In winter it may be kept in 

 a warm greenhouse. It is increased by cuttings. 



The other species which have been introduced are C. 

 squamatum, C. fallax and C. glandulosum, whose specific 

 distinctions are appended to the notice of the present species. 

 {Bot. Reg., April.) 



Cyrtandracem. 



CHIRrXA Buchannan 



sinensis i^mrf/. Chinese Chirita. A greenhouse plant; growing six inches high; with lilac 

 flowers ; appearing in August ; a native of China ; increased by cuttings of the leaves ; grown in 

 peat, loam and sand. Bot. Reg. t. 59, 1844. 



" This charming little greenhouse plant is one of the first 

 results, of any importance, from the voyage to China, by Mr. 

 Fortune, on account of the Horticultural Society. It was 

 sent home in a wooden case, and its beautiful large lilac, fox- 

 glove-like, flowers were open when it arrived." It has much 



