supplementary to the Encyc. of Plants and Hort, Brit. 281 



covered by Mr. Nuttall, sent to Mr. Buist of Philadelphia in 

 1836, and subsequently to Mr. Low of the Clapton Nursery. 

 In mild winters, it will doubtless stand the open air in the cli- 

 mate of London. {Bot. Mag., May.) 



Chenopodiacece. 



810. Chenopodium 6477 Qwnzoa. In addition to the inform- 

 ation contained in Vol. X. p. 587., and Vol. XI. p. 212. 216. and 

 680., add as follows : — 



Carapidque is a favourite dish with the ladies of Lima. " The grains are 

 slightly toasted like coffee, strained, and boiled in water, yielding a brownish- 

 coloured bouillie, seasoned with spices, as in the first method ; but it has so 

 peculiar a flavour, that few strangers like it. Two kinds of Quinoa are, how- 

 ever, in use in South America : the one here figured, with very pale fruits, 

 called the white ; and the dark-red-fruited one, called the red quinoa. The 

 latter is chiefly cultivated in gardens for its medicinal virtues : its seeds, 

 bruised and boiled in water, form a bitter decoction, which, mixed with sugar, 

 is employed as a vulnerary for sores and bruises. Cataplasms are also made 

 of this variety. But the bitter principle may be removed by throwing away 

 the water in which the seeds are infused." {Bot. Mag., March.) 



Thymelacece. 



87. PIMELE^A 



*lanata Hem. woolly « i_J or 6 my W V.D.L 1834 C s.p Botanist, 61. 



An elegant little Australian shrub, of easy culture in loam and 

 peat, and possessing the same general character of small size, 

 neatness, and beauty, as the other pimeleas. (Bota?iist, March.) 



805 incSna iJ. Br. ; Bot. Reg., n. s. t. 24. 



Synonyme: P. nivea Fl. Cab.; not of Labillardiere. 



Aristolochiece. 



2582. ^RISTOLO^CHIA 



H&ccata. Wall. pouch-Jlowered J. □ cu 20 s Y.Psh.R Silphet 1829 C l.p Bot. mag. 3640. 



A curious twining stove shrub, which flowered in the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, in September, 1838. The leaves 

 are from 12 in. to 1.5 in. long, and 4 in. broad ; and the flowers 

 pendulous, with the tube turned upwards in the middle ; yellow 

 within, and of a purplish red, or brick colour, without. They are 

 very curious, and bear some resemblance in their form to the 

 leaves of iVepenthes. {Bot. Mag., March.) 



lEiUphorbmcese. 



1460«. POINSE'TT/^ pulcherrima 



*var. klbida Henslow v/bite-brac/ed « ID or 1 d W Mexico ?]834 C s.l Botanist, 70. ] 



A variety remarkable for the white, or very pale yellow, colour 

 of the bracts. The plant was sent to the Liverpool Botanic 

 Garden by C. Tayleure, Esq., who had also received the red- 

 bracted variety, previously to its introduction from Philadelphia 

 by Mr. James M'Nab. Both varieties were discovered about 

 400 miles from the city of Mexico, by William Bates, Esq., and 

 sent by him to C. Tayleure, Esq., of Toxteth Park, near Liver- 

 pool. {Bota7iist, May.) 



Orchiddcea:. 



2526. BRA'SSJ^ [Fl. cab. 53. 



*cochleat3 Knowl. S[ Westc. spoon-lipped ^ [Z2 cu 1 my.jn G.Br Demerara 1834 D p.r.w 



