178 Floricrdtural and Botanical Notices 



Mexican tour, and plants of it flowered in the garden of 

 the London Hort. Soc. in May, 1843. Being rare, it is, at 

 present, cuhivated in a cold pit; but it will undoubtedly 

 prove as hardy as B. fascicularis. It may be increased by 

 layers, or by grafting on the Mahonia aquifolium. (^Bot. 

 Reg. Mar.) 



CombretacecB. 



QUISaUA^LIS 



sinensis Lindl. Cliinese Quisqualis. A stove climber ; growing 10 feet Iiigli ; with scailet 

 flowers; appearing in summer; a native of Cliina; increased by cuttings; grown in sandy 

 loam and peat. Bot. Iteg. 1844, t. 15. 



A superior species to the old Q. indica, which has long 

 been an admired plant. Q,. sinensis is a more compact 

 grower than indica, has smoother leaves and branches, and 

 Bowers of a larger size and of a deeper rose color. Its gen- 

 eral management is the same as the indica. The plants 

 should be potted in sandy loam and peat, mixed with a few 

 potsherds ; in summer, water should be freely given at the 

 roots, and the foliage frequently syringed. It is propagated 

 by cuttings, under the ordinary management. {Bot. Reg. 

 Mar.) 



Rosacea. 



SPlR^iA 



Reevesm'^a Lindl. Mr. Reeves's Spiraea. A hardy sub-evergreen shrub ; growing four feet 

 high; with wliite flowers ; appearing in Way and June ; a native of China; increased by cut- 

 tings ; grown in common soil. Bot. Reg. 1844, t. 10. 



Syn.: S. Rcevesia^iia, Hort. S. corymbosa, Roxb. 



A very handsome species of the Spirsea, forming a neat 

 spreading shrub, three or four feet high, and abundantly 

 furnished with racemes of white flowers, which appear in 

 May and June. Like the others it is readily cultivated, 

 not being partial to any particular soil. It is increased by 

 cuttings of the small half-ripened twigs during the summer 

 or autumn : they should be put in sand, covered with a bell 

 glass and placed in an exhausted dung frame. It will 

 probably prove as hardy as the S. bella in our climate. 

 {Bot. Reg. Feb.) 



LeguminoscB. 



LUPINUS 



arvensis Bcnth. Fiehi Peruvian Lupin. A half-hardy biennial; gtowing one to two feet 

 high ; with lihic blue and yellowish flowers ; appearing in the autumn ; a native of Mexico; 

 increased by seeds ; grown in any good rich soil. Bot. Reg. t. 1, 1844. 



" One more addition to the large genus Z,upinus. The 

 flowers are rich bright lilac, enlivened by a yellow spot on 



