20 Botanical, Floricultiiral, and ArborkuUural Notices, 



A very beautiful stove shrub, which Sir W. J. Hooker supposes to be the 

 same as^L. Maximiliana Mart., a native of Brazil. The species is easily pro- 

 pagated by cuttings ; and it produced abundance of its splendid flowers in 

 the Glasgow Botanic Garden, in June and July, in stove heat. {Bot. Mag., 

 Dec.) 



1181. OSBE'CK7/i 30391 canfescens FA Cai. no. 123. 

 Cactclcecc. 

 Marti(iraws Zucc. Dr. Tore Martius's * Z] or 2 ap Pk Mexico 1838. C p.l.s Bot. mag.3768. 



A species nearly allied to C. flagelliformis, but with a somewhat erect stem. 

 The flowers are long, tube-shaped, and pink ; and the young fruit is green, 

 about the size of a large nut, " and partially clothed with persistent tufts of 

 hairs." It is a native of Mexico, and flowers abundantly during the summer 

 months. {Bot. Mag., Dec.) 



1472. CE'REUS 28290 squamulbsus. 



Synonyme : Lepismium commClne Dec, Bot. mag. t. 3763. 



"RubidcecB. 



Leptodermis lanceolata Wall, A nearly hardy small shrub, with bright 

 strongly veined leaves, " and pale yellow flowers, tinged with purple. It is 

 something like a cream-coloured bouvardia." (-S. M. R., Nov.) 



Composites. 



2363. DA'HLZJ 29803 Barker?^ Fl. Cab. no. 127. 

 2373. ZPCUIA 21633 angustifdlia X., Fl. gard. t. 35. f. 3. 



LobeRkcese. 



609. LOBEXZ^ 



igneaiZoj-/. fiery El or 4 au.s S Mexico 1838. D and C 1 Paxt. mag. of bot. vi. p. 247. 



A very showy LobehV/, sent to England by Mr. Mackay of Liege, in 1838, 

 and said to be raised from seeds received from Mexico. It appears more 

 tender than its congeners, and has hitherto been kept in the stove ; but 

 Mr. Paxton thinks that it will succeed in a green-house, if carefully " pro- 

 tected from the frost, and very cautiously supplied with water. A damp 

 atmosphere must be especially avoided." It is propagated by suckers, which 

 it sends up in great abundance from the roots, or by " cuttings, taken from 

 those shoots which do not flower, or from which the blossoms are timely 

 plucked." {Paxton's Mag. of Bot., Dec.) 

 ^ricdcecB. 

 1345. .4'RBUTUS 11075 /aurifblia Bot. Reg. 1839, t. 67. 



" This plant was introduced from Mexico by the last Lord Napier, and 

 given to Mr. Lambert, who is of opinion that it is the true A. laurifolia of 

 Linnseus's Supplement ;^' and in this opinion Dr. Lindley appears to agree. 

 {Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



Convolviildcecs. 



+ Ipomce" a purga Wend. Some confusion has arisen respecting the plant 

 which produces the jalap, though all agree that it is a species of Convolvulus 

 or Ipomoe^a. The fact is, that several Mexican plants belonging to this order 

 are used for producing the drug ; but it is from the fleshy root of Ipomoe'a 

 purga that the principal supply is derived. This plant has lately flowered in 

 the garden of Thomas Harris, Esq., Kingsbury; and Mr. Beaton observes 

 that " it seems to require a cool atmosphere, and plenty of room at the roots. 

 ... In the stove it grows too vigorously, without any disposition to flower." 

 {b. M. R., No. 136., Nov.) 



+ Batatas hetacea Lindl. A very beautiful species with pale violet flowers, 

 having a deep purple eye. The root is tuberous, and resembles that of the 

 red beet, both in size and colour. It blossoms profusely, and appears to 

 prefer a cool atmosphere ; though it is a native of Demerara. It came to 

 England in 1838, a root having been accidentally imported among some 

 orchideous plants. {B. M. R., No. 152., Dec.) 



