508 Floricultiiral and Botanical Notices, ^'c. 



making a fine contrast with the old red and white kinds so 

 generally cultivated. It has the same habit, and appears to 

 differ only in its leaves, which are much narrower. It will 

 be a decided addition to this class of ornamental flowers. 



133. SCUTELLA^RIA MACRA^NTHA Bcntk. LaRGE FLOWERED 



Scutellaria. [Lamiacea.) Siberia. 



A havdy perennial ; growing two feet high ; with blue flowers •, appearing in autumn ; cultivated 

 in any good soil; increased by division of the roots. Flore des Serres, 1849, pi. 428. 



A beautiful species of the Scutellaria, introduced from 

 Siberia, and will, undoubtedly, prove quite hardy. The 

 flowers are borne in a dense spike or head, and are of a 

 rich deep-blue tint ; leaves linear, very glabrous beneath. 

 [Flore des Serres, January.) 



134. Fu'cHsiA N^iGRicANs Linden Dark flowered Fuchsia. 



{(FiQiothcrecc.) Venezuela, 



A greenhouse plant ; growing two feet high ; with very dark (lowers ; appearing all summer ; 

 cultivated in light, rich soil ; increased by cuttings. Flore des Serres, 1849, pi. 4S1. 



A novel species of the fuchsia, and an interesting one to 

 cultivators of this showy family. The leaves are disposed 

 in verticillate whorls of threes, and the flowers, which are 

 pendent, appear in clusters on the ends of the young 

 branches. This species was found in Merida, in the province 

 of Venezuela, at an altitude of 6,000 feet, where it inhabits 

 humid and shady ravines, and will, probably, prove one of 

 the hardiest species. [Flore des Serres, May.) 



135. Came'llia japo'nica var. Arch Duchesse Augusta. 

 Arch Duchesse Augusta's Camellia. [^ ernstroiniacecB.) 



A new and splendid variety of the camellia, raised from 

 seeds, by M. Corsi, and is, in reality, " une plante superbes 

 entre les superbes." The flowers are large, finely imbri- 

 cated, of a deep-crimson, striped in the centre of each petal 

 with white and purple, and with a bluish tinge on the 

 edge ; the whole forming a new variety of rare merit. 



Another variety has been introduced in the trade, under 

 this name, which is only of mediocre merit, and cultivators 



