490 Rare mid ijite^-esting Plants. 



Podophyllea; Lindl. JefFersonzfl (Bart.) trllobum Nuit. Introduced, in 

 1832, from North America. Its flowers, which are white, are produced in 

 April. It thrives in heath mould, in a shady situation. 



Berberideae Vent. Z/Contice {L.) altaica Pall. Bot. Mag. 3245. This 

 elegant plant requires heath mould and a dry situation; or it may be 

 grown in small pots, with plenty of drainage. 



StercididcecB ^ Q. Lasioj^etdlea;. Rulingi'a (R. Br.) corylifolia Graham, 

 Bot. Mag. 3182. 



Grossulariecs Dec, Ribes (L.) speciosum Pursh. Swt. Flow. Gard. n. s. 

 t. 149, Requires a strong loamy soil. In heath mould, this species and 

 R. sanguineum are subject to die suddenly. 



Onagi-dricB Juss, Ct'nothera (Z-.) densiflora Lindl. Bot. Reg. t. 1593. 

 Assimilates in habit to the genus Epilobium. — Clark/a (Pursh ) elegans 

 Doug. Bot. Reg. t. 1575. 



'M.yrtdcece. Bas'ckfrt saxicola Cun. Bot. Mag. t. 3160. 



LegmninoscB Juss, Tribe 2. \i6tece. Hovea (R, Br.) Celsi Bonpl. var, 

 undulata Penny. More robust than H. Celsi. The leaves are much 

 more waved, and the flowers of a larger size, — Stauracanthus (Link) 

 aphyilus Link, Bot. Reg. t. 1452. — Genista {Lam.} tinctoria L. j8 flore 

 pleno Penny. — Jnthjllis (Z/.) maritima. — Psoralea (Z/,) palsestina 

 Gouan. — Tribe 5, 'Phaseblecs. Z/upinus {Tourn.} pulchellus Penny in 

 Gard. Mag, vol, vi. p. 116., and Sweet B. Fl. Gard. n. s. t. 67. Dr. Lindley 

 has recently given a figure of this fine species, under the name of L. ele- 

 gans Humb. et K. (vide Bot. Reg, t, 1581.) ; but, judging from the descrip- 

 tions given in books, we do not concur in that identification. Its seeds 

 should be sown in autumn, and the plants kept on an airy shelf in the 

 green-house till April ; when they may be transferred to the open border, 

 in rich earth, where they will flower from May to October, and will attain 

 to 5 ft. or 6 ft. in height. It may also be treated as an annual. — Xupinus 

 mutabilis Lindl. (non Siveef) in Bot, Reg. t, 1539., is identical with L. 

 CruikshanksM Hook. Bot, Mag, t, 3056, 



Oxalidecs Dec. O'xalis chinensis Haw. '"-' 



TroTpcEolecB Juss. Tropse^olum (Z,) majus L. P atrosanguineum. This 

 is a splendid variety, with deep crimson or blood-coloured flowers. — 

 T, pentaphyllum La7)i. 



Po}-tulacecs Juss, Portulaca (Town.) Gilliesw Hook, B, M, t, 3064. — 

 Calandrinia (Humb. et Bonpl.) speciosa Lindl. Bot, Reg, t, 1398. 



ScrophiddrincE R, Br, ilfimulus roseus Bot. Reg. t, 1590. 



MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PlANTS, 



Amaryllideas R, Br, Alstrcemena (L.) Simsw Spreng. — A, haemantha 

 Rtdz et Pavon. This beautiful species is the Alstroemer/fl! pulchella var. 

 pilosa of Lindley in Bot, Reg. t, 1410, ; it is, indeed, closely allied to A. 

 Simsii, but very distinct from A, pulchella, A. Hooker/, and their allies, 

 with which it seems to be by some confounded, — A, Pelegnna (L,) ^ alba. 

 — A. JSFeilbi Gillies, Bot. Mag. t. 3105. — A. pulchella Sims, Bot. Mag. 

 We agree with Dr. Schultes in restoring the original name of this elegant 

 species, which is unexceptionable. Its synonymes are, A. Flos Martini 

 Ker, and A. tricolor Hook. — A. bfcolor Lod. Bot. Cab. t. 1497. — A. 

 Hookeri Sweet, — A. pallida Otto. — A, psittacina Lehm. — A, aurea Hort. 

 Closely related to A, psittacina ; and, like that species, easily increased 

 by division. The flowers are bright yellow, inclining to orange colour, with 

 crimson lines on the upper segments : it is a beautiful species. We have 

 added all the species we possess of this and the following genus : v/e cul- 

 tivate them in a warm border, with a slight protection in winter. Young 

 cuttings, an inch or two in length, strike root readily in the spring. The 

 species of the genus Bomarea can scarcely be increased by any other 



