^n 



THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. 309 



Some New Plants lately sent out in Europe. (JJ 



c b 



Cissus discolor. This magnificent new variegated plant is a na- V 

 tiveof Java, and has been recently introduced to this country by the 

 Messrs. Rollissons' of Tooting. It was the admiration of every one 

 who saw it at the Chiswick and Regent's Park exhibitions during last 

 summer, and it has been awarded several medals. The foliage is sin- 

 gularly beautiful. It is a climbing evergreen stove plant, with leaves 

 about seven inches long and three broad, their under sides being of a 

 beautiful reddish-purple ; their upper parts richly veined with red, 

 purple, and white, so as to be very striking, producing a fine effect in 

 a stove or Orchid-house. Two fine plants of it were at Messrs. Roll- 

 issons' a few weeks ago ; they were growing in pots, and trained 

 against the end wail of a stove, in which the charming effect of the fo- 

 liage was all that could be desired ; and this, being an evergreen spe- 

 cies, makes it more valuable, as of course it retains its beautiful leaves 

 during winter as well as summer ; and during the dull months we want 

 some of these beautiful variegated plants to decorate our stoves. It is 

 of tolerably easy culture, and grows well in a pot, or planted out in 

 the stove. The way in which Messrs. R. treat it is as follows : — It is 

 grown in a pot with good drainage, the soil consists of light turfy 

 loam and peat, adding some leaf mould in equal parts, with some sil- 

 ver sand, and mixing all well together. If it is grown in a large pot, 

 three inches of drainage are given, with rough peat or moss on the top 

 to keep the mould from stopping up the interstices of the crocks, 

 which is very detrimental to all plants. If they have not good drain- 

 age, so that the water can pass off quickly, they will not thrive. The 

 pot is then filled up with mould, and the plant placed about half an 

 inch below the rim. Afterwards a gentle watering is given to settle 

 the mould, and the plant is placed at the hottest part of the house, and 

 always kept shaded when the sun is powerful, which keeps the foliage 

 of a much better color. When grown in a pot it should be trained 

 round some sticks, or round a trellis, or against a wall ; it also looks 

 well up the rafters of a house. After the plant has done grov/ing, 

 which will be about November, allow it a season of rest, by keeping 

 it rather dry at the roots, only giving just water enough to keep it a 

 little moist till it is time to start it into growth, which is about Feb- 

 ruary ; then more water may be given, but not too much at first, until 

 it roots freely, when it may have a good supply. B. S. Williams, in 

 Turner's Florist, Fruitist, and Gar. .Mis. 



Aeschynanthus splendidus. Lucombe, Pince & Co. have lately sent 



1 out this beautiful hybrid. It bears clusters of fiery-red colored flow- j 



rt ers, numbering from 8 to 10 on each plant, producing a striking effect. A 

 J o. 



: *j Plectanthus concolor picta is a new variegated plant advertised by Cp^ 



