supplementary to theEnc. of Plants, Hort. Brit, and Arb. Brit. 623 



almost to white. The plants continue a long time in flower, and will pro- 

 babl}' blossom throughout the greater part of the year. Considerable care is 

 necessary in the culture, and particularly in striking the cuttings, to prevent 

 the plants from damping off, (^Bot. Mag., Jan. 184-3 ; and Paxt. Mag. of 

 Bot., May, 1843.) 



[Bot. mag. 3968. 

 hydrocotylif61ia Hook. Penny-wort-leaved £ tZ3 or a su Pk ? South America 1840. C co 



A very pretty species, with small leaves and small panicles of rather large 

 flowers. It is very inferior in beauty to B. coccinea. It was received by Sir 

 W. Hooker from the Berlin Garden, but its native country is not stated. 

 (^Bot. Mag., Sept. 1842.) 



Proteiicead. 



303. ISOPO'GON 



scahet Lindl. xongh-leaved ». i_J cu 3 ap Pk Swan River 1842. C s.p Bot. mag. 4037. 



This is a handsome species of the genus ; the heads of flowers are large and 

 of a deep pink, " exhibiting numerous styles and anthers in a circle as they 

 expand, and these heads are nestled, as it were, among the screen foliage." 

 {Bot. Mag., Sept. 1843.) 



I. roseus Lindl. This species appears very much like the last, as it has 

 " rather a glaucous rigid foliage, deeply divided into three lobes, which are 

 3 or 5-cleft, and spin^'-pointed." The flowers are reddish purple, in cones sur- 

 rounded by the leaves at the end of the branches. {Bot. Reg, June, 1842, 

 Misc.) 



322. LOMA'TIA 2695 iWcifhWa Bot. Mag. 402Z. 



326. DRYA'NDR>4 28824 arctotoides Bot. Mag. 403.5. 



^lesag7idce(S. 

 341. £L^A'GNUS 



p^Txifbliei Wall, small-leaved » fra 10 jn W North of India 1842. S 1 Bot. rcg. 1843, 51. 



This is a very elegant species of the genus jElaeagnus. The flowers are 

 whitish and very small, but they " are deliciously sweet." It appears quite 

 hardy, and will grow in any good loamy soil ; but it " is only increased by 

 seeds or by suckers, which are sometimes produced when the plants become 

 old." {Bot. Reg., Oct. 1843.) 



AsdrincB or AristolochidcecB. 

 2582. ^RISTOLO'CHIA 



gigas Lindl. giant Jl CD cu G jn.jl P Guatemala 1841. C s.p.l Bot. reg. 1842, 60. 



This has the largest flowers of the species of ^ristolochia yet introduced. 

 Its name, in its native country, is said to signify a Jew's ear ; but it is much 

 more like the ear of an elephant. It requires the usual culture of the stove 

 species of the genus. {Bot. Reg., Nov. 1842.) 



Ci/cadacecs. 



Dion edide Lindl. This is a very singular plant, which, when growing, has 

 a simple stem like that of a Zamia, but buried in wool. The leaves are about 

 2 ft. long, with about 60 pairs of sharp-pointed leaflets ; and the fruit consists 

 of rigid woolly scales ; which " are heart-shaped at the base, and bear on each 

 lobe a single nut about as large as a chestnut." {Bot. Reg., Aug. 1843, 

 Misc.) 



Orchidacecc. 



2565. AE'RIDES [reg. 1842, .5.5. 



crispum Lindl. crisp-flowered £ (23 or 1 my Pk W East Indies. 1840. D p.r.w Bot. 

 Si/no7ii/me : A. BrookjV Paxt. Mag-. Bot. vol. ix. p. 145. 



This species is an exceedingly beautiful one, and of remarkably vigorous 

 habits. It produces a long twisted stem with luxuriant leaves, and a raceme 

 of flowers " from 1 ft. to 18 in. long, and bearing several side branches. The 

 fragrance of the flowers is superior to that of A. odoratum, and they last for 

 an extraordinary length of time in a cool place, remaining perfect when de- 



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