mpplementarxj to Enc. of Plants and Hort. Brit. 6 1 9 



red blossoms, of a velvety hue, render it a most desirable object for the 

 flower-garden. It is usually more dwarf than the common kind ; and, like 

 it, will thrive in almost any soil. It is readily increased by cuttings, and, 

 we have little doubt, will continue true to colour from seed. Figured from 

 the nursery of Messrs. Allen and Rogers, Battersea. {The British Floiuer- 

 Garden, August.) Messrs. Young cultivate this variety. See Mr. Penny's 

 list, p. 490, 



CXXXI. PassiJlorecB. 



1923. PASSIFLO^RA. 

 16859« phoenicea Lindl. crimson fl_ □ spl 20 s C ... 1831. C l.p Bot. reg. 1603 



" A splendid acquisition, for which we are indebted to the Right Hon. 

 the Countess of Bridgewater, in whose stove at Ashridge it flowered in 

 September, 18.32. It is nearly allied to P. alata and quadrangularis ; from 

 which it differs in having only two glands at the vipper end of the leafstalk, 

 and in the form of the leaves of its involucrum. Its flowers are also much 

 more brilliantly coloured than are those of either P. alata or P. quadran- 

 gularis. The petals, on their inner surface, are of a rich deep scarlet ; on 

 the outside, deep violet, with a white streak along the middle. The crown 

 is about as long as the petals, composed of several rows of tapering pro- 

 cesses ; which are collected into a cylinder, and are white, with crimson 

 bands on the lower half, and, on their upper half, a deep rich violet." 

 {Bot. Reg., August.) 



CXL. Caryophyllece. 



l-ll.^rt. AGROSTE'MMA. 



12017 pyrenkica G. DoK Pyrenean if A pr J jn.jl Pa.Ro Pyrenees 1819. D p.l Sw.fl.gar.2.s.202 

 i;fchnis pyrenaica5erg-t?re/, Hort. Brit. "No. 12017. p. 186. 



An interesting diminutive species, suited to rockwork or a collection of 

 potted plants. Its flowers are delicately coloured, and are pretty, {The 

 British Floiuer-Garden, August,) 



CXL IV, J*o7-tiddcecs. 



33)7. CALANDRI'NIJ. 



arenaria Lindl. sand-mhnbiting A -* cu | jl O.Ro Valparaiso 1831. S s.l Bot. reg. 1605 



" Like many other weedy things, this possesses peculiar beauties if 

 carefully observed. If neither its corolla nor its leaf are curiously formed 

 or richly coloured, the singular markings of the calyx and bracteae are 



extremely pretty A hardy inconspicuous annual, readily increasing by 



its little shining black seeds, which it produces in great abundance." Pos- 

 sessed by the London Horticultural Society. {Bot. Reg., August,) 



Dicotyledonous Monopetalous Plants. 



CLXX, ^ricecB $ verce. 



1173. £RrCA ^ Tubiflurje. 



cantharilormis B. C. caxi-flivd. « lJ or my.jn W C. G. H. 1829 ? C s.p Bot. cab. 1961' 



" Introduced not long since. , , . It is of upright growth, . . The flowers, 

 in shape, resemble a little can ; " and, as the picture represents them to be 

 numerously produced, it is, while in flower, doubtless a pleasing species, 

 and, therefore, a desirable one, {Bot. Cab., Sept.) 



CLXXI. EpacridecB. Dracophyllum secundum is figured in the Bo- 

 tanical Magazine for September, t. 3264'. j where Mr. Allan Cunningham 

 remarks, of this elegant and interesting shrub, which was first raised in this 

 country from seeds that he gathered near Port Jackson, and transmitted ira 

 1823, — " It is found in shaded ravines, and such humid situations as the 

 ferns delight in. In its native country, its habit is different from that which 

 it not unfrequently assumes when under cultivation ; for, growing there, as. 

 it always docs, on wet sandstone rocks, almost wholly denuded of soil, its 

 raceme is much fewer flowered, and the plant itself altogether of slenderer 

 growth The plant is a very desirable one for. cultivation, as it flowers 



