202 THE PHILADELPHI A FLORIST. [Nov'k, 



U^ into they continued to pour by the thousand till 5 o'clock, covering 

 ^ the grounds of the garden and the contiguous grounds of the Duke of 

 Devonshire, which are thrown open on such occasions. Music from 

 two of the finest bands enlivened the scene and kept all in motion, 

 the tents and their vicinity as crowded almost as the Philadelphia 

 shows are from 8 to 10 o'clock in the evening. Specimen plants of 

 the new Sax-Gotha and Fitzroya were displayed, but not of sufficient 

 size to show their habit. In the ground the most graceful and attrac- 

 tive of the new evergreens were Thuja Goveniana and Cupressus 

 funebris. I left these exciting scenes with the conclusion that Lon- 

 don was the place for patience and flowers— Philadelphia for fruits 

 and temporary excitement. K. Buist. 



New Introductions. 



The conservatories of Philadelphia are still receiving novelties in 

 the horticultural line. A few days ago we observed a fine importa- 

 tion of new and select plants by an amateur, amongst which we noted 

 Capania grandiflora, a splendid Gesneriaceous plant, producing 

 large flesh-colored flowers, delicately marked with rose-colored dots; in 

 shape and size equal to the largest of our Gloxinias. Pachira (Caro- 

 linia) alba, a plant of the sterculiaceous tribe, a splendid plant with 

 beautiful digitate leaves; the genus Carolinia is rejected for that of Pa- 

 chira of Aublet — the former is a genus of the younger Linnaeus. The 

 plant attains the height of a tall tree. The celebrated monkey" bread 

 tree, Adansonia digitata, is found in the same group. We noticed 

 also Alloplectus speciosus, a Gesneraceous plant with beautiful foliage, 

 and no doubt will prove an acquisition to this already showy and ex- 

 tensive tribe. 



We shall notice many others of this rare lot before next month. 



Proper Names of Plants. 



We observe that a little more attention is now given to the accura- 

 cy of Botanical names. A communication on the subject of the word 

 Clerodendron has been received. Although we never doubted that 

 the above was the correct method of spelling this word, yet we be- 

 lieve we have written it Clerodendrum, on the authority of some au- 

 thor. We however cannot now find any authority worthy of reliance, 

 making of the Greek word dendron, tree, dendrum, which has no 

 meaning. We adopt Clerodendron on the authority of Linnaeus the 

 author of the genus; Loudon, the author of the HortusBrittanicus, and 

 Lindley, of the Vegetable Kingdom. Many others might be quoted, 

 V but we recommend these to the attention of the compilers of the Hor- L 

 tus Americanus, New York. Q\ 



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