supplementary to theEnc. of Plants, Hort. Brit., andArb. Brit. 621 



dark flowers from May during the whole of the summer. It has the habit of 

 a Batatas. " The roots are large and tuberous, the stem perishing ever}' 

 winter, but growing out rapidly in spring to the length of 20 ft. or more." 

 {Bot. Reg., Sept. 1842 ; and Paxt. Mag. of Bot., Dec. 1842.) 



491. IPOMCE'A 4165 blanda ; Ipomoe^a cymftsa Choisy Bot. Reg. 1843, 24. [3078. 



Tweediez Hook. Mr. Tweedie's _| \ | pr 6 su Rsh P Parana 1838. C co Bot. ir.ag. 



A pretty little plant with heart-shaped leaves and small flowers. (^Bot. 

 Mag. Nov. 1842.) 



'RoragiyidcecB. 

 445. ZTCHIUM 



petrae'um Tratt. rock n. pr 2 my Pk.Li Dalmatia 1842. C s.l.p Bot. reg. 1843, 26. 



This is a very gay little plant, from the brilliancy of the colours of its 

 flowers, and the neatness of its leaves. It flowers freely in spring, " but it is 

 very difficult to preserve through the winter, as it is very subject to damp ofli 

 even when the plants are old." {Bot. Reg., May 1843.) 



Solandce(s. \ 



583. CE'STRUM [4022. 



viridifl6rum Hook, green-flowered «. □ fra 2 au G South Brazil 1836. C co Bot. mag. 



This species of Cestrum is remarkable for the delicious fragrance of its 

 flowers, which is most powerful at night. The flowers are inconspicuous 

 from their colour, but they are produced in great abundance, and remain on 

 for several months. (Bot. Mag., June 1843.) 



Solchmvi concdvum Lindl. A handsome greenhouse climber, with narrow, 

 concave, dark-green leaves, and panicles of violet- coloured flowers. It is a 

 native of Chili, and has been several years in this country. (Bot. Reg., Aug. 

 1842, Misc.) 



ScrophidarinecB. 

 1717. PENTSTE'MON 15461 gentianoides var. splendens Paxt. Mag. But. vol. ix. p. 175. 



This is a variety raised from Mexican seeds, the flowers of which are much 

 larger than those of the species, and of a more brilliant colour. (Paxt. Mag. 

 of Bot., Sept. 1842.) 



TETRANE'MA Benth. (From tetra, four, nema, a filament ; but four, while Pentstemon has five.) 



mexicanum Benth. Mexican lAJ pr 1 su Rsh P Mexico 1842. C co Bot. reg. 1843, 52. 



This is a pretty little greenhouse plant, " quite peculiar in its appearance, 

 in consequence of its almost stemless habit and the profusion of little corymbs " 

 of showy flowers. It is rather tender, and should be kept nearly dry, in a 

 house between a stove and a greenhouse, during winter. {Bot. Reg., Oct. 1843.) 



1789. DIGITA'LIS 15912 purpiirea var. superba Paxt. Mag. Bot. vol. x. p. 29. 



This is a variety with very large pinkish-white flowers, which have deep 

 purple blotches in the lip. These blotches are very striking, and are rendered 

 the more so by each having a rim of white round it. {Paxt. Mag. of Bot., 

 March, 1843.) 



1808. SCHIZA'NTHUS 



candidus Lindl. white X^ pr 1 au W Coquimbo 1840. S co Bot. reg. 1843, 45. 



The flowers of this species are of pure white, without a stain of any other 

 colour, and the leaves are pinnatilid with the segments widely apart. {Bot, 

 Reg., Sept. 1843.) 



472. PHLO'X 



Van Houtte's garden variety, Bot. Reg. 1843, 5. 



" This is a variety of remarkable beauty, looking as if P. suaveolens had 

 been crossed with P. caroliniana." It was raised by M. Louis Van Houtte, 

 nurseryman of Ghent. {Bot. Reg.,3a.n. 1843.) 



Veronica nivea Lindl. This is a suffi'uticose plant with white flowers, a 

 native of Van Diemen's Land. {Bot. Reg.,ivmc, 1842, Misc.) 



Vediciildris megaluntha Wall. This plant is rather pretty, from its large 

 yellow flowers, which grow in long terminal spikes. The foliage, however, is 

 3d Ser.— 1843. XI. s s 



