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nerves prominent beneath, where the hue is paler than above ; they taper into a long broad red petiole about equal 

 in length to the leaf. Scape a foot to two feet high, erect, terete, pale green, bearing an umbel of lemon-yellow (rather 

 than golden) flowers, about the size of those of P. vulgaris. Involucre of five to seven leaflets, which are sessile, slightly 

 farinose, erest, lanceolate, a little tinged with red, about half the length of the pedicels. These latter are slightly 

 spreading. Calyx tinged w,th purple, farinose, tubular-oblong, as long as the tube of the corolla, five-lobed about half- 

 way down, lobes erect, rather obtuse. Corolla with the tube as long as the calyx, the limb subcampanulate, the mouth 

 being wide, not at all contracted, naked, the lobes of the limb moderately spreading, roundish, emarginate. A free- 

 growing species, partaking of the habit of the common Primrose, and therefore more permanent under artificial cultiva- 

 tion than the fugacious Primula capitata from the same country. — Botanical Magazim, t. 4597. 



SlPHOCAMPYLUS AMOSNUS. Planc/lOU. A 



fine greenhouse shrub from the mountains of 

 Brazil. Flowers rich orange red. Belongs to 

 Lobeliads. (Fig. 194.) 



M. Planchon states that this beautiful thing was raised 

 from the earth of a parcel of Orchids sent from Brazil by M. 

 Ghiesbreght. It flowered in the garden of the King of the 

 Belgians at Laeken. The plant is described as more her- 

 baceous than shrubby, with erect, angular, and rather dowrjy 

 branches. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate, bright green, 

 with glandular serratures, having a silky lustre on the upper 

 side, and very minute down on the under. The numerous 

 flowers are arranged in one-sided racemes, are small for the 

 genus, and of a rich orange red. — Flare des Ser'res. 



Lapageria rosea. Ruiz and Pavon. A 

 greenhouse climber, with very large pendulous 

 flowers, rich purple, a little mottled with white. 

 Native of Chiloe. Belongs to Philesiads. In- 

 troduced by G. T. Davy, Esq. 



A climbing plant from the south of Chili : it is of large 

 growth, and scrambles over bushes in the woods of Chiloe, 

 producing there firm, broad, dark-green leaves, and brilliant, 

 rose-coloured, speckled, pendulous, campanulate flowers, as 

 large as a tulip. In a conservatory where the roots have 

 plenty of room to spread it has flowered with Messrs. Veitch. 

 It would be a great gain to gardens if this plant would prove 

 hardy. Such experience, however, as has been gained is 

 unfavourable to the supposition. Nevertheless, Mr. Lobb is 

 of a different opinion, as will be seen by the following extract 

 from his letteis: — "Respecting the hardiness of these 

 things [Lapageria rosea, Luzuriaga radiearts, and Callixene 

 polyphylla), if you look at their geographical position, it may 

 be assumed that all from the elevated parts of the mainland 

 are hardy, and I think that those from the low grounds will 

 only require sheltered situations. The climate of Chiloe is 

 much like that of Cornwall ; it rains almost incessantly in 

 the winter months, but it is never so cold in winter as it is 

 in England. Frost often occurs, but of short duration. 

 Summer is also wet and cold ; the thermometer seldom rising 

 leyond 65° ; but although the frost is not so severe, the south 

 winds are very cold and cutting, and I am inclined to think 

 that, if anything be required, it will be sheltered situations 

 for those that inhabit the low grounds near the sea." 



Doryanthes Palmerii. This gigantic Amaryllid bloomed in the succulent-house at 

 Kew, in the spring of 1881, where its immense and gorgeous flowers formed a conspicuous 



