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BOTANICAL NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS. 



originally discovered by Dombey, in Chili, and has recently been found also by 

 Mr. Cuming. 



This plant in appearance closely resembles the Heath tribe, and at first sight, 

 or from a slight examination, may easily be taken for one ; indeed, according to 

 Dr. Lindley, it may be considered a connecting link between the two orders. 



It was published from a plant sent from Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., 

 Exeter. It is also in the collection of Messrs. Rollison, at Tooting. 



It may be cultivated in the same way as the Cape Heaths. It requires the 

 greenhouse, or a pit, to protect it sufficiently from the frost, during the winter ; 

 it should also be placed near to the glass, and have plenty of air. The soil should 

 be peat and sand. Bot. Reg. 



PROTEACEvE. 



Hakea dactyloides. Brown. Finger-leaved Hakea. Bot. Mag. t. 3760. 

 This is a species which possesses a handsome foliage, and numerous clusters of 

 pale yellow flowers. This, or the other species of the genus, are not worthy of 

 cultivation, except as a botanical curiosity. It is a native of New Holland, and 

 was raised from seeds which were sent to the Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, by 

 Mr. Fraser, in the year 1827. It flowers in April. Bot. Mag. 



CACTEiE. 



Lepismium commune. Pfeift. Common Lepismium. Bot. Mag. t. 3763. 

 This is a pretty species, bearing numerous small, delicate pinkish-white flowers. 

 It is a native of Brazil. The drawing was made from a plant in the collection 

 of the Glasgow Botanic Garden, which was presented to that establishment by 

 Mr. Hitchin, a gentleman well known as a highly successful cultivator of succu- 

 lent plants. 



It flowers in October. This plant was called a Cereus, by Prince de Salm Dyk, 

 which name was retained by the celebrated professor De Candolle. This order, 

 however, has lately been revised by Pfeiffer, who has separated it from that 

 genus, under the above name ; but, according to Sir W. J. Hooker, the evidence 

 of the necessity for making it a new genus is not sufficiently strong. He, Sir W. 

 J. Hooker, considers it nearly allied to the genus Rhipsalis, and very similar in 

 habit to Rhipsalis alatus, Pfeiff. Bot. Mag. 



MONOCOTYLEDONES. 

 LILIACEiE. 



Scilla pkatensis. W. et K. Meadow Squill. Bot. Reg. t. 63. This is a 

 very pretty plant, bearing an abundance of lilac blue flowers in June, and is a 

 great acquisition, as it flowers after the spring bulbs are past, and before the 

 autumn ones appear. 



It was figured from a specimen in the collection of the Hon. W. F. 

 Strangways, at Abbotsberry. It is stated to be nearly allied to S. autumnah's, 



