supplementary to Enc. of Plants, Hort. Brit., and Arb. Brit. 179 



Gesneriese. 



1698. GE'SNER^ 



dfscolor Lindl. two-coloured ji | | or 2 ray. jn S Brazil 1839. C. s.l Bot reg. 1841, 63. 



The leaves of this plant are " very large and hard, with the lobes of their 

 cordate base overlapping each other ; they are somewhat shining and smooth 

 on the upper side, and hairy beneath ; the flowers are almost 2 in. long, cylin- 

 drical, scarlet, with a flat limb, and dispersed in a large leafless panicle, with 

 branches of a deep purple colour, and perfectly destitute of hairiness. Both 

 they and the flowers were shining, as though they had been varnished." (Bot. 

 Meg., Nov.) 



mollis Paxt. soft M \ | i ] or 4 au Caraccas 1839. C r.s Paxt. mag. of bot. vol. viii. p. 243. 



A very showy plant, remarkable for its " strong, erect, tall, succulent stems, 

 and large soft leaves;" which, as well as the stems, are clothed with a soft 

 down, " which at once yields to the touch of the fingers, and feels smooth and 

 agreeable. (Paxt. Mag. of Bot., Dec.) 



ACHIM E N NES P. Browne. (From a augm. and ckeimaino, to suffer from cold ; tenderness of the plant.) 

 rosea Lindl. rosy a. _J or 1 su Pk Guatemala 1840. D co Bot. reg. 1841, 65. 



The plant generally called Treviranfl coccinea having been originally called 

 Achimenes by Dr. Patrick Browne, in his History of Jamaica, that name has 

 been restored to it by De Candolle in his Prodromus ; and this species being 

 of the same genus, it is called Achimenes rosea. It is a very pretty plant, pro- 

 ducing abundance of its bright rose-coloured blossoms all the summer. " The 

 stems die off after flowering, and the roots must then be kept perfectly dry 

 throughout the winter and spring, till it begins to grow." (Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



Ericaceae. 

 1346. /iRCTOSTA'PHYLOS 



nitida Hook. shining # or 4 my W Mexico 1836. C s.p.l Bot. mag. 3904. 

 Synonymes : A. discolor Dec. ; .4'rbutus discolor Hook. 



A very beautiful shrub, a native of the colder part of Mexico. The leaves 

 are long; and dark green and shining on the upper surface, but pale and 

 glaucous below. (Bot. Mag., Nov.) 



1339. iJHODODE'NDRON [of bot. vol. viii. p. 217. 



GibsbmY Paxt. Mr. Gibson's 3H | or 5 my. jn W Khoseea Hills 1837. s.l.p Paxt. mag. 



A very handsome species of Rhododendron, which has the habit and foliage 

 of an azalea ; though the flowers are decidedly those of a rhododendron. It 

 is about as hardy as R. arboreum, but a much smaller plant, having only the 

 character of an undershrub, even in Nepal. (Paxt. Mag. of Bot,, Nov.) 



Gentiknese. 



PREPTJPSA Mart. (From prepousa, showy ; flowers.) 



Hookeria?ia Gord. Hooker's ^ E2 or 1 mr. ap W.C Brazil 1841. D m.s Bot. mag. 3909. 



A very showy plant from the dark crimson calyx to its white flowers. It is 

 a native of Brazil, where it is found on the Organ Mountains. (Bot. Mag., 

 Nov.) 



Scrophidarinece. 

 3387. FRANCI'SCE^ 



latifolia broad-leaved )£ □ or 4 au. s P Rio Janeiro 1840. C s.l.p Bot. mag. 3907. 



A very splendid plant, with large purple flowers, which, though hitherto 

 kept in the stove, will doubtless flower in a greenhouse. The leaves are 

 broad, and very handsome. (Bot. Mag., Nov.) 



1783. MI'MULUS 30298 cardinalis var. ins/gnis, atro-rdseus, and pallidus, Ladies' Mag. of Gard. t. 11. 

 Three very beautiful varieties, or hybrids, which have been raised in the 

 Experimental Garden in Edinburgh by Mr. James M'Nab. (Ladies' Mag. of 

 Gard., Nov.) 



Labiates. 

 1669. STA'CHYS 



speci6sa Maund showy ^ A or 4 jl. au S Mexico 1839. D co Bot. gard. 809. 



A very handsome species which appears to be quite hardy, as in the months 



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