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Melastomdcecs. Melastoma (L.) ? subtriplinervis Li?ik et Otto. 



QaprifolidcecB. Symphoria (PwrsK) microphylla Spreng. Native of 

 Mexico. A hardy evergreen shrub, with tubular pinkish flowers. 



Composite!;. Subord. 2. LabiatiflorcB. Mutisia (Cav.) arachnoidea Mart. 

 Loud. Hort. Brit. p. 351. — Subord. 3. Cardudcece. Div. 3. Vernonmceas. 

 Vernom'a ( Schreb.) flexuosa Link et Otto, nee B. M., axilliflora Link et Otto. 

 A lovely green-house shrub, with lilac flowers : strikes freely. — Subord. 6. 

 Jacobess. Taghtes (L.) florida Sweet, B. F. G. t. 32.— Subord 7. Helidnthece. 

 Wedel/a (Jacq.) aurea D. Don, Loud. Hort. Brit. Sup. p. 448. A beautiful 

 perennial, with golden-yellow flowers from May to October. Frame; divi- 

 sion. — Zexmenk (Lai.) tagetiflora D. Don, Loud. Hort. Brit. Supp. p. 488. 

 — Echinacea (Mdnch. et Cass.) pterophylla D. Don, Sweet's B. F. G. t. 32. 

 A splendid herbaceous plant, with sweet-scented lilac flowers. Frame. 



Campanuldcece. Campanula (L.) Nuttalh'i Penny in Hort. Eps. ined. 

 Sent by Mr. Nuttall as C. rotundifolia v. americana ; but is unquestionably 

 a very distinct species, distinguished at once by its long and very narrowly 

 linear leaves. An exceedingly pretty plant, about 18 in. in height, with 

 deep blue flowers, flowering from May to October. 



Gesnerizse. Gesnera (L.) placentifera Link et Otto ? 



Subclass 3. Corollipxo v iue. 

 . Asclepiddeas. Jsclepias (L.) mexicana Cav. 



Volemonidcece. Phlox (L.) tardiflora Penny. In your admirable Hortus 

 Britdnnicus (Sup. p. 470.) this species seems to be noticed under the name 

 of P. Sickmanni Lehm., giving longiflora Sweet as the synonyme. The latter 

 is, correctly enough, a synonyme of P. tardiflora; but P. Sickmanni of Leh- 

 man (to which must revert P. scabra Sweet) has lilac flowers, and belongs 

 to a different (the first) section of the genus with smooth stems and a 

 pubescent tube to the corolla. It may also be observed, that, at p. 59. of 

 the same work, there are two very distinct plants referred as varieties to 

 P. pyramidalis ; the second variety, pendulifldra, has recently received its 

 rank by Mr. Sweet, and is scarcely related to that species. The third variety, 

 corymbosa, is referable to the same section as P. Sickmanni ! and not to 

 the second section of the genus with rough stems and a smooth tube to the 

 corolla ; e. g. P. pyramidalis, P. reflexa, &c. 



Soldnece. Sect. 1. Pericdrpium capsuldre. Salpiglossis (Ririz et Pav.) 

 Barclay««« Gard. Mag. v. 6. p. 510. If the flowers of this hybrid are less 

 beautiful than its parents, it amply compensates as a border flower, there 

 being at present upwards of 150 flowers open at the same time. The 

 branches have never been observed to damp off, so frequently the case with 

 the original species. 



ScrophularinecB. Sect. 1 . Stamina (4) antherifera. Lophospermum (D. 

 Don) scandens D. Don in Lin. Trans., vol. xv. p. 349. Sweet's B. F. G. 

 ined. Seeds of this splendid summer climber were presented, with other 

 rare plants, to Messrs. Young, by A. B. Lambert, Esq. It is a native of 

 Mexico. The genus was first placed upon the records of science by Mr. D. 

 Don, who described it from native samples in Mr. Lambert's herbarium, and 

 published the account in the work above cited. Mr. Don points out its affinity 

 to Maurandya and to Antirrhinum; but from these it is obviously distinct, 

 both in habit and character. From its amazing rapidity of growth, and pro- 

 fusion of large rose-coloured flowers, it may be pronounced the finest sum- 

 mer climber that has yet been introduced. It has already attained the height 

 of 12 ft., and appears to be suffruticose. Cuttings; protection. — Sect. 2. 

 Stamina (2) antherifera. Calceolaria (L.) Herbertiawa Lindl., C. joolifolia 

 Hook. B. M. 2857. 



Labidtce. Trib. 2. Satureineae. Pycnanthemum ovatum Nutt. — Trib. 3. 

 AjugoidecB. Teiicvium (L.) laevigatum Vahl. A neat herbaceous peren- 

 nial, with three or many parted smooth leaves, and pale yellow flowers. 

 The whole plant has a very fetid scent. Division ; frame. — Trib. 4. Mo- 



