Floricultural and Botanical Notices. 43 



Is. 6d. Conducted by B. Maund, Esq., FX.S., assisted by the 

 Rev. J. S. Henslow, M.A., F.L.S., &c., Professor of Botany in the 

 University of Cambridge. 



Paxtons Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flo'wering Plants; 

 in monthly numbers; large 8vo ; 25. Qd. each. 



VAPAVERA^'CEm. 



1552. PAPA'VER 



*Saxiey\num Burch. South African ?£U Ol pr 4 jn R S.Africa ?1835 S co Bot. mag. 3623. 



Leaves oblong-lanceolate ; those of the root and lovi^er part 

 of the stem somewhat petiolate, pinnatifid ; the segments distant, 

 oblong-Ovate : the margin every where toothed ; the teeth bristle- 

 pointed : upper leaves sessile, inciso-serrate, gradually smaller. 

 It was discovered by Burchell, on the banks of the Gariep, in 

 Southern Africa ; and is remarkable for the strong spreading 

 bristles which clothe the plant. Root annual, or, perhaps, 

 biennial. {Bot. Mag., Dec.) 



yialvdcece. 



2014. iTIBl'SCUS §xi. LagunanVi 



*lildcmus Lindl. \i\ac-flowercd « □ or 6 ... L New Holland 1836 C p.l Bot. reg. 2009. 



" A beautiful new hibiscus, obtained from seeds sent home 

 from the Swan River by Sir James Stirling ; and raised with his 

 usual skill and success by Robert Mangles, Esq. Leaves flat and 

 broad ; involucellum scarcely any. It will doubtless be hardv 

 in the summer, and will probably succeed better if planted in 

 the open ground ; but it will have to be protected in winter." 

 {Bot. Reg., Dec.) 



Byit7ier\dLCQ?e. 



1994. DOMBE^Y^ 



*cannabina Hels. S( Boj. hemp f □ or 10 mr. W Mauritius ... C s.p Bot. mag. 3619. 



It has an arboreous stem, and is of rapid growth, with mode- 

 rately spreading branches. Leaves on long petioles, cordate, and 

 generally 3-lobed; serrated, very slightly downy beneath. This 

 fine plant, which has so completely the habit of an astrapsea, 

 that one can hardly think it ought to be separated generically, 

 was sent to the Glasgow Botanic Garden from the Mauritius, 

 many years ago, by the late C. Telfaii', Esq. It is, however, 

 not a native of that island, but of the provinces of Emirena and 

 Be-tani-mena, in Madagascar. {Bot. Mag., Dec.) 



Legumindcece § Mimdsece. 



2837. .^CA'CIA 24840 pubescens [Arb. Brit., p. 665.) 



The Acacia pubescens is influenced by light in a very peculiar 

 manner. Towards evening, or during gloomy weather, the 

 primary petioles bend downwards, while the secondary petioles 

 take a horizontal direction, approximating each other by their 

 faces. {The Botani&t, Dec.) 



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1522. /JO'SA 13447 mtea (^»-6. ^«<., p. 765.) 



var. *H6ggM D. Don Hogg's Sfe or 3 jn Y Amer. Gard. var. L r.m Swt. Br. fl.-gard. 410, 



" An upright-branching shrub, with brownish purple branches, 



