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BOTANICAL NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS. 



This plant was sent by Mr. James Backhouse to York, under the name E. 

 russifolia, but which Dr. Lindley considers as nothing more than a variety of 

 E. impressa ; but whether E. russifolia of Brown be anything more than a variety 

 he is uncertain. 



Mr. Gunn, who has accurately observed the Botany of Van Diemen's Land, 

 has lately sent over numerous wild specimens, which he considers only varieties of 

 one species, varying in colour from a deep red, through all the paler shades of 

 blush, to pure white ; so that colour constitutes no distinction. 



The natural season for the flowering of these plants is our winter, beginning 

 to blossom in August and continuing till March. On this account they are par- 

 ticularly well suited for the ornamental greenhouse, as they produce an abundance 

 of flowers during the winter. Bot. Reg. 



SCROPHULAPJNEiE. 



Pbntstemon barbA-TUm, var. carneum. Lindl. Flesh-coloured bearded Pent- 

 stemon. Bot. Reg. 2 S. t. 21. This is a flesh-coloured variety of P. barhatum, 

 and was raised from Mexican seeds, presented to the Horticultural Society by 

 Fred. Dickson, Esq. It is a hardy perennial, growing from two to three feet 

 high. It flowers from July to August, and suffers injury from excess of moisture 

 during the winter. 



Some uncertainty has existed as to what should constitute the distinction 

 between Chelone and Pentstemon, whether it should consist of the hirsute anthers, 

 the form of the corolla, or the winged appendage to the seeds. The latter dis- 

 tinction has, however, been fixed upon by Mr. Bentham, who has referred all 

 species at present known to the genus Pentstemon, with the exception of Chelone 

 Lyonii, glabra, obliqua, and nemorosa. Bot. Reg. \ 



LABIATE. 



Salvia, patens. Cav. Large blue Mexican Sage. Bot. Reg. 2 S. t. 28. 

 This is said to be the most beautiful species of this extensive genus, bearing very 

 large deep azure-blue flowers. The first time this species was seen in this country, 

 appears to be one exhibited at a meeting of the Truro Horticultural Meeting, 

 Cornwall, 1838, by John Penberthy Magor, Esq., of Penverton, near Redruth. 

 It is a native of Mexico, from Whence roots of it, in a dried state, were forwarded 

 to this country in the Spring of 1838, one of which shortly afterwards produced 

 its magnificent flowers in Mr. Magor's garden, and has continued to do so in an 

 airy greenhouse ever since. It is also in the extensive nursery collection of 

 Messrs. Lowe and Co., Clapton. Bot. Reg. 



ACANTHACEiE. 



Ruellia ciliatiflora. Hook. Fringe-flowered Paiellia. Bot. Mag. t. 3718. 

 This is a handsome species, bearing lilac flowers, and was raised from seeds sent 

 to the Glasgow Botanic Garden by Mr. Tweedie, from Buenos Ayres. It flowers 

 in September. Bot. Mag. 



