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BOTANICAL NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS. 



approach nearest to L. elegans, and leptocarpus of Mr. Bentham ; but from these 

 it seems to differ in having the flower-buds separated from each other even when 

 young. 



This species is half-hardy, and only annual, or at most biennial ; and, like 

 Lupinus Hartwegia, flowers from the end of June until cut off by the frost. 

 Bot. Reg. 



COMPOSITE, § SENECIONIDEiE. 



Burrielia gracilis. Dccand. Slender Burrielia. Bot. Mag. t. 3758. This 

 is a hardy annual of little beauty, bearing yellow flowers. It is a native of 

 California, where it was discovered by the late Mr. Douglas. It is confounded in 

 gardens with Lastkenia Californica, to which it bears much resemblance, but may 

 readily be distinguished by its involucre, which in Lasthenia is formed of one row 

 of scales combined into a cuplike form ; in Burrielia the involucrum is not so 

 combined, and the scales are sometimes in one row, and sometimes in two alter- 

 nating with each other. It also presents further distinction on examination. 



MONOCOTYLEDONES. 

 LILIACEiE. 



Daueenya pulva. Lindl. Tawny Daubenya. Bot. Reg. N. S. t. 53. This 

 is a second species of this singular genus, and is figured from the garden of 

 R. Blanchard, Esq., of East Hill, Wandsworth, in whose garden it was detected 

 by Professor Royle. It was received from the Cape of Good Hope with other 

 bulbs, but is supposed to be a native of the east coast of Africa or Madagascar. 

 Its flowers are not brilliant, being of a brick-dust colour. Bot. Reg. 



AMARYLLIDACEiE, § AGfAVEiE. 



Agave safonaria. Lindl. Soap Aloe. Bot. Reg. N. S. t. 55. This is a 

 plant of no great beauty, and was described at length in Miscellaneous Notices 

 of the Botanical Register, 141. It was discovered by Mr. Kleimer, and is stated 

 by him to be used for the purposes of soap in Peru. Its country is however 

 thought to be Mexico, and to be nearly the same as Polianthis Mexicana of 

 Zuccarrini. However, Dr. Lindley without doubt says that it is an aloe, and a 

 perennial, while the others are analogous to annuals. Bot. Reg. 



ORCHIDEiE, § EPIDENDREiE. 



Ljelia albida. Bateman. White-flowered Lselia. Bot. Reg. N. S. t. 54. 

 This beautiful white-flowered Lselia was originally sent to Dr. Lindley by John 

 Bateman, Esq., and of which a notice was given by Dr. Lindley in the 

 Miscellaneous Notices in the Bot. Reg. p. 4. Since that period it has been 



