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NEW PLANTS, ETC., FROM THE SOCIETY'S 

 GARDEN. 



16. ECHEVERIA RETCSA.* 



Raised from seeds, received from Mr. Hartweg in Febru- 

 ary, 1846, and said to have been collected on rocks 

 near Anganguco, in Mexico. 



This is a dwarf species, not unlike a contracted form of 

 E. Scheerii. Its leaves are originally closely imbricated, but 

 are never truly rosulate, and by degrees separate as the stem 

 lengthens ; they are broad at the point, but acute when young, 

 but when old are extremely blunt, and irregularly crenated, 

 as well as bordered with purple. The flower-stem is from 9 

 inches to a foot high, and bears at the very summit a compact 

 panicle of handsome crimson flowers, covered with a delicate 

 bloom, and orange-coloured inside. 



It is a pretty greenhouse, half shrubby species, and grows freely 

 in a light mixture of sandy loam with leaf-mould and plenty of 

 sand. It is easily increased by the leaves, rises from 1 to 2 feet 

 in height, and flowers freely from November to April, that is to 

 say, throughout the winter. 



March 15, 1847. 



17. Raphiolepis indica, Lindl. in Trans. Linn. Soc, vol. 

 xiii. p. 105. 



Raised from seeds received from Mr. Fortune. 



This is a much finer plant than the R. rubra, or phaeostemon, 

 previously in cultivation. It has a fine broad evergreen foliage, 

 and flowers as large as those of a Plum-tree. The petals, how- 

 ever, are sharp pointed, and either white or beautifully painted, 

 with rich rose colour. It is easily known from R. rubra by its 

 broader leaves and narrower shorter bracts. 



It is a neat half-hardy shrub, requiring the same protection as 

 an Escallonia or Fuchsia : it grows in a mixture of sandy loam 

 and peat soil, and is increased by cuttings or by seeds. 



May 29, 1847. 



* E. retitsa ; foliis obovato-spathulatis demum sparsis vetustis retosis 

 glaucis crenulatis caulinis Hneari-oblongis integerrimis basi sclutis, panicula 

 densa subcorymbosa ramis paucifloris, sepalis linearibus inazqualibus 

 corolla brevioribus, petalis carinatis acutis basi gibbosis. — J. L. 



