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was raised from seeds received from the Hon. East India Company, through the 

 kindness of Professor Royle, after whom we have named it. It is the more 

 interesting as being a native of the Himalaya Mountains. Of the colour of the 

 ray we cannot speak with certainty, as the plants were all cut off by the frost 

 just before they were about to expand. 



PHILADELPHEJE. Don. 



Deutzia Cobymbosa. R. Brown. Corymb-flowering Deutzia. Bot. Reg. 

 1840, t. 5. This is a very beautiful shrub, bearing a profusion of corymbs of 

 white flowers. The plants composing this genus are all shrubs, and hardy ; and 

 from that circumstance, together with their beauty, will become a great acquisition 

 to the shrubbery. When Decandolle published the fourth volume of his work 

 (1830), only one species is mentioned, D. scabra, and even that species does not 

 appear to have been known to him except by the plate in Lamarck's illustrations. 

 Since that time, no less than five other species have been discovered, all natives 

 of India. 



LABIATE. 



Gabdoquia multifloba. Ruiz et Pav. Many-flowered Gardoquia. Bot. 

 Mag. t. 3772. This is a truly handsome plant, and the specimen figured in the 

 above Magazine is certainly a very fine one. The flowers are about an inch and 

 a half long, and have a pinkish red colour, and although not so brilliant as 

 G. Hookeri, are in greater abundance. It is a native of Chili. 



PITTOSPORACE^. 



Sollya lineabis. Lindl. Narrow-leaved Sollya. Bot. Reg. 1840, t. 3. 

 This species is stated to be very near to S. heterophylla in its general appearance 

 and in the size and colour of the leaves; but differs from it in its narrower 

 leaves, which have no appearance of being serrated : it also is supposed to be a 

 much freer flowerer. It is a native of the Swan River Colony, where it was 

 found by Mr. Drummond, and others. The plant from which the drawing was 

 taken, was raised from seeds received from Mr. Mangles. 



MONOCOTYLEDONES. 

 IEIDEiE. 



Ibis pbagbans. Lindl. Sweet-scented Iris. Bot. Reg. 1840, 1. 1. This very 

 pretty and distinct species of Iris was found by Professor Royle in the north of 

 India. In its habit it resembles the I. nepalensis of Don, but the flowers are 

 extremely different. The fragrance of the flowers of this species makes it a 

 desirable border-plant, independent of its pretty appearance. 



LTLIACEiE. 



Thysanotus intbicatus. Lindl. Entangled Thysanotus. Bot. Reg. 1840, 

 t. 4. This is a very pretty diffuse-growing plant, bearing violet flowers. It is a 

 native of the Swan River Colony, and was introduced by Robert Mangles, Esq., 

 Sunning Hill. 



