No. 129.] 519 



[Revue Hortioole, Paris, 1851. Translated by Henry Meigs.] 



New Plants cultivated by Mr. Linden at Brussels. ; ' 



Fuchsia 7iigricans, bears a great number of flowers of a black- 

 ish tint. 



Aphelandra grandis, a large and fine plant with leaves a foot 

 long, oval pointed, about eight inches wide, the flowers of a very 

 bright vermilion color. Originally from the Northern declivity 

 of the Sierra Nevada of Merida. 



The Wallichia densifiora, (dense flowering Wallichia,) is 

 originally from India. Discovered first in Assam by Wallich, 

 Jenkins and Masters ; afterwards on the first bases of the Hima- 

 laya. Hooker found it 800 metres above the sea. It may pro- 

 bably be acclimated in the south of Europe and perhaps in 

 France. 



This palm is Monoick, that is, its flowers are both male and 

 female on the same stem. Its male flowers are extremely r€v- 

 markable, they resemble a large shaped (ovoide) head more than 

 a foot in diameter, inclining and formed of large imbricated 

 bracts, much like those of the Artichoke, of a beautiful purple 

 color striped with yellow. At the moment of flowering these 

 bracts open and let you see coming out of them little bunches 

 of flowers, male, almost pure white. You may readily conceive 

 the ornamental effect produced by these thousands of flowers, 

 surrounded by their large purple colored bacts. Now add to 

 this a set of leaves about six feet in length, and you will agree 

 that the Wallichia densiflora is a plant to be introduced into 

 every conservatory. It has been in the gardens of Kew & Chis- 

 wick, for three or four years past. It is readily propagated by 

 taking the suckers from the roots and planting them. 



Cantua dependens. This flower met universal admiration at 

 the last splendid exhibition at Chiswick, Mr. Lindley, says, (bor- 

 rowing his own words) that it is the most glorious plant that has 

 yet arrived from the west, as wild as the Fuchsia, it resembles 

 much, ihe most brilliant species of that beautiful flower — and 

 above all, by its long tubular flowers, which vary in their colors 

 having the richest tints of yellow, purple and violet. Unfortu- 



