506 Floricultural and Botanical Notices. 



they appear singly at the ends of the branches, and the corol- 

 las are remarkably waved and crisped at the margin, having 

 the appearance of being fringed. It is somewhat doubtful 

 whether it is an original species, or a garden hybrid, though 

 Dr. Hooker thinks, " in its large and crisped flowers, in the 

 nature of the calyx, in the colored bracts surrounding the 

 base of the solitary flower stalk, and the hispid ovary,'' it 

 has sufficient characters to warrant its being considered a new 

 and distinct species. It is a most beautiful plant, and its in- 

 troduction of great importance, as it may enable cultivators 

 to produce seedlings as distinctly fringed as the Camelh'a fim- 

 briata. {Bot. Mag., July.) 



225. AzA^LEA AMffi^NA Paxton and Lindl. Bright-flow- 



ered Azalea. (EricacesB.) China. 



A greenhouse plant ; wiih crimson purple flowers; growins a foot high. Bot. Mag. 1S53, pi. 4728. 



Another of the Chinese azaleas, found at Shahghae, by 

 Mr. Fortune, and sent to Messrs. Standish & Noble. It is 

 supposed by Mr. Fortune to be " from a country farther north 

 than any of its race in China have been known to inhabit, 

 or, at all events, from a higher elevation on the mountains." 

 Plants of it stood out the whole of last winter in the Bagshot 

 nursery, without protection, and it is expected it will prove 

 perfectly har^y in England. Mr. Fortune pronounced it a 

 distinct species. It has much the habit of A. Danielsmna, 

 erect in its growth, with very small ovate leaves. The flow- 

 ers are small, and 'Oi a rich crimson purple, and the calyx, 

 "which is large, is of the same color, giving them the appear- 

 ance of being double, or " hose in hose," a peculiarity un- 

 known in any other species. It will be a great acquisition. 

 {Bot. Mag., Aug.) 



226. Semeia'ndra grand if lora Hook. Large-flowered 



Semeiandra. (OnagrarieaB.) Mexico. 



A greenhouse plant; growing five or six feet hish; with scarlet flowers; appearing in spring; 

 increased by cuttings and seeds ; grown in light rich soil. Bot. Mag, 1853, pi. i'l''.!. 



" A remarkable genus, allied to, the fuchsia, with singularly 

 formed flowers of a bright scarlet color, the calyx constituting 

 the principal portion of the flower." Jt is a native of Mexico, 



