M chinensis foliis aureo 
ariegatis: geet G. Z. 1896, 323.) 
Araliacem: form with golde 
ariegated ea 
Co., Be rgedorf, Germa 
ay Smith & 
"GI D. G6, T men. A. Gui 
aces. 
prostrate pclae iot with ofie 
leathery li and short racemes of 
reddish flowers. Sierra Nev F 
Artemis ia frigida Willd. ne AG 
1896, ns Composite. mall 
x ash, a i s from Ne erea 
base, with rsa ^s cut silvery-gray i anzi 
North Asia. W: (L. 
Späth, Ta 
idium cristatum x marginale. 
Ang and F. 1896, 444, f. 58) Filices. 
i. A supposed natural h ybrjd beton 
the two species indicated in the na: 
Massachusetts. (G. E. Dav ort; 
Medford, Mans, U.S.A.) 
Aspidium simulatum, Davenport. 
. and FE 1896, 484, £ 60.9); H 
w species allied to A. Thelypteris, 
which it resembles in general charaeters 
lower pinne, d less 
eonvolute margins. Mi 
Davenport, Medford, Mass., TSA) 
— I—— (G. € a 
0.) esc IL." Rue ery 
fo oen aad a bright olive-green 
(H. B. 
colour.” Origin not stated, 
May.) 
Aster Vilmorini, Be M Cae H. x 
mpositæ 
1896, 1188.) Com 
species remarkable for its large. y. 
h ra: ofa le 
heads wi 
colour, either solitary or in oe ^at e 
top of a long naked stalk. Wes 
China (M. Maurice de Vilmorin, 
France.) 
Astragalus gilgianus ed dra CN. 
B. 1896, 185.) Leguminose. A 
erennial with silve very Deia and deep 
ego owers, Nearly related to 
A. cret oxytropifolius and A. 
dian Minor. (Berlin 
with winged — along the stems. 
Flower-heads ll, inconspicuous. 
Artatiss, (Ra. André, France.) 
onia acerifolia. p oria E 1896, 
51.) oniacez. n hybrid 
. Burkei iid ginet (J. 
Veitch & Sons.) [There is a species 
called acerifolia, H. B. K., native of 
Ecuador. ] 
*Begonia carminata. (Veitch. Cat. 
1896, 2.) G. A Pine hybrid pei 
B. coccinea and B Dregei. (J. Veite 
& Sons.) 
*Be Vom odoratissima, Monee 
Cat. 1896, 49.) A of 
fabieróus rooted Begonias with fein nt 
flowers. (V. Lemoine & Son, Nancy.) 
Begonia Rex x decora. 
we us fa 183.) 8. 
aised from 
above mentioned is described. 
Cappe, France.) 
ig umbraculifers, Hook f. 
7457.) A remarkable 
sil both in habit ia m in h her- 
m 1 
wey "inr ones. Brazil. (F. Sander 
& Co.) 
Berberis „pruinosa, hee mite e ong 
F. 67.) Berberi 
aci *the new satin ‘iat mikes 
on d the leav is and the abundant 
es being ure white, Mm the 
flowers sulphur yellow. [X UB 
Bertonerila. (Lind. jer 1896, 7, £2 
Melastomacez, everal varieties of 
are her cribed and figured. i 
gintare paa Brussel 
pit ed e Binoti, R. Gérard. (J. H. F. 
1896, 724.) Bromeliacee. S. A 2 
near B. speciosa, Thunb. Leaves 
deep green above, lower pabio 
i le, under surface 
t green lined with white. ERE 
escence pendulous, stem, bracts, &c. red 
Orga iari aira Brazil. (Lyons B. G.) 
Rocconia microcarpa, Maxim. (Cand, 
1896, L Papaveraceæ 
baisar eie attainin ing the hight 
of 9 ft. The inflorescence forms 
plume-like panicle, not — the "Vue 
tian Sumach. N. China. (Kew.) 
Brodiza  ixioides erecta. 
ih xlix., 454.) Liliacee. 
large trusses of bright Seto 
pianin (Wallace & Son.) 
Brodiæa Orcuttii, (G. C. 
1896, xx., 214, Ü e» b A bulb 
b umbels of 5-15 bright lilae 
flowers on a scape 1l ft. long. San 
Diego Country. (Wallace & Son.) 
*Bryanthus Breweri, A. Gray. (M. 
D. G. 1896, 19.) pani H. A 
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