supplementary to the Enc. of Plants, Hort. Brit., and Arb. Brit. 417 



Convolvuldcecs. 



M.VXIA La Llave et Lexarza. (In honour of Don Francisco Xavier Mina, a Mexican minister.) 



lobiita La Llave et Lex. lobed O or 6 su R.Y Mexico 1841. S co Bot. reg. 1842, 24. 



This curious plant, when out of flower, exactly resembles an Ipomce v a or 

 Convolvulus ; though the flowers, taken separately, have not the slightest 

 resemblance to those of another genus of the order. They are racemose, 

 " erect, and arranged almost in'the scorpioid manner of a borage ; " while, taken 

 separately, the flowers resemble those of some kinds of heath, except in their 

 colour, which is at first rich crimson or scarlet, changing to orange, and 

 afterwards to pale yellow, as the flowers expand. The whole plant is ex- 

 tremely beautiful ; and it is said to be cultivated by the Mexicans for the 

 purposes of decoration. {Bot. Reg., April.) 



435. CYNOGLO'SSUM [Bot. reg. 1842, 14. 



anchusoides Lindl. Anchusa-like ^ A cu 1 my P.B Cashmere or Thibet 1840. S co 



In general appearance this plant resembles an Jnchusa, but its fruit is 

 that of a Cynoglossum. It is " a hardy perennial, growing well in rich garden 

 soil, and flowering freely in July and August. It is easily increased from seeds 

 sown in the ordinary way, but the plants will not flower before the second 

 season. {Bot. Reg., March.) 



Sola?iece. 

 591. 50LA S NUM 4847 Balbiszi var. bipinnata Bot. Mag. 3954. 



482. BRUGMA'NS/^ rmag. of bot. vol. ix. p. 3. 



floribunda Hort. many-flowered J* □ or 1 jn. jl O South America. 1838. C l.s.p Paxt. 



This very showy species " is a small evergreen shrub, seemingly ranging from 

 1 ft. to 2 ft. high, branching freely, having very handsome foliage, and bearing 

 a profusion of deep orange-coloured blossoms," which are produced on a long 

 raceme, and continue opening in succession for several weeks. It is a stove 

 plant, and should be grown in a compost of rich loam and heath mould. It is 

 increased by cuttings, which must be struck in sand, with bottom heat ; but 

 which, like the plant itself, are of very slow growth. {Paxt. Mag. of Bot., 

 Feb.) 



Scrophularinece . 

 1783. MI'MULUS 30296 roseus var. Maclainiamis Bot. Mag. 3924. 



This variety or hybrid was raised by Mr. Maclain, florist, Harold's Cross, 

 near Dublin, and it differs from the other splendid hybrids and varieties raised 

 from M. roseus in having a ring of very dark crimson round the throat. (Bot. 

 Mag., Feb.) 



1789. DIGIT A\LIS 15932 lutea var. fucata Bot. Mag. 3925. 



1797. COLU'MNE^ [vol. ix. p.31. 



Schiedeama Paxt. Schiede's !U □ m or J su O Mexico 1840. C s.p Paxt. mag. of bot. 



This plant, "in its natural habitat, is said to grow on old trees," and its 

 stems are pendent or trailing. It should be grown, like some of the Orchidaceae, 

 in a basket or pot hung from the roof; or, if in a pot, it should have "plenty 

 of room for its roots, a moderately nourishing soil, and a barrel-shaped trellis 

 to sustain its branches." {Paxt. Mag. of Bot., March.) 



65. CALCEOLARIA Standishz'i Paxt. Mag. of Bot. vol. ix. p. 75. 



This is a very handsome hybrid calceolaria, raised by Mr. John Standish, 

 nurseryman, of Bagshot, Surrey. {Paxt. Mag. of Bot., May.) 



\erbendcece. 

 1752. CLERODE'NDRON [7 ; Paxt. mag. of bot. vol. ix. 



splendens G. Don splendid £_ □ or 10 jn S Sierra Leone 1839. C s.p Bot. reg. 1842, 



The flowers of this splendid stove climber are of as brilliant a scarlet as 

 those of Ferbena Melindres, and they are produced in great abundance. The 

 3d Ser. — 1842. VIII. e e 



