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PAXTON'S FLOWER GARDEN. 



Loosestrifes (Lythracese) . Flowers crimson or deep purple. Introduced by M. Van Houtte. 

 (Fig. 58.) 



M. Planchon thinks this different from the C. Llavea, long 

 since known in gardens, distinguishing it by its panicled flowers, 

 the colour of the anthers, and some other circumstances. It 

 seems to be a good bedding plant. Two varieties are figured, 

 one with rich crimson, the other with purple flowers. — Flore des 

 Serves , 527. 



Lisianthus Princeps. Lindley. A green- 

 house shrub, with very long scarlet, yellow and green 

 flowers. A native of New Granada. Belongs to the 

 Gentianworts. Introduced by Mr. Linden. (Fig. 59.) 



This must be one of the noblest plants in existence. Its 

 long flowers, the size of the accompanying figure, are rich 

 scarlet melting into yellow at either end, with an emerald green 



5-lobed limb ; they hang in clusters of four from the ends of the drooping twigs, covered 

 with firm deep green opposite leaves. According to Mr. Linden, it naturally forms a tufted 

 shrub 2 or 3 feet high, growing at the entrance of the table land of Pamplona at the height 

 of 10,000—11,000 feet above the sea. Flore des Serres, t. 557. When we originally pub- 

 lished this plant we knew it only from dried specimens. It has, however, been flowered 

 by Mr. Linden, and is beautifully represented in M. Van Houtte's work. 



Parsonsia heterophylla. Allan CtmningJiam. {alias P. albiflora 

 Raoul.) A New Zealand twining evergreen shrub with white sweet-scented 

 flowers. Belongs to the Dogbanes. Introduced bv J.R.Gowen, Esq. 

 (Fig. 60.) 



A twining evergreen greenhouse plant, flowering abundantly in May and 

 June. Stem covered with fine down, pale yellow ; leaves leathery, dull green, 

 slightly downy, wavy, very variable in form ; linear-lanceolate, ovate-lanceolate, 

 obovate, or even spathulate, often repand, varying in length from 2 to 3 or 4 

 inches. These singular diversities in the form of the leaves do not seem to 

 be confined to any particular parts of the plant, but appear on any of the 

 branches, and all intermingled ; the short spathulate leaves are, however, 

 most usual on short lateral shoots. Flowers pale cream-colour, in close 

 one-sided naked panicles, rather sweet-scented. Calyx three times as short as 

 the corolla. Corolla urceolate, with a revolute 5-cleft border, not more than 

 a quarter as long as the tube. Anthers without any tails, but simply sagittate. 

 According to Cunningham, this plant is common in the northern island of 

 New Zealand, at Hokianga and Wangaroa. in shady woods. M. Raoul, whose 

 P. albiflora can scarcely be different, found it on the outskirts of woods at 

 Akaroa. It is rather a nice addition to our greenhouse climbers, and will 

 probably prove hardy in the south of England. For purposes of cultivation 

 it is much superior to P. variabilis. — Joum. Hurt. Soc, vol. v. 



Sarracenia flava ornata. A handsome form of S. 

 flava, with tall stout pitchers, equal in size to the largest 

 varieties of S. flava. 



The ground colour of the pitchers is pale green, gradually assuming a 

 yellower tint towards the mouth, which is much distended, the outer edge 

 rolled back. The lid is proportionately large ; the part which separates it from 

 the top of the pitcher has its outer edges completely rolled back, so as to have a 

 cylindrical appearance when seen from the front. The deep lines and network 

 of dark purple on the inner surface of the upper part of the pitcher and lid 

 are so marked and distinct from the ground colour as to show their fine 

 tint very decidedly. It is a North American introduction of Mr. Bull's, and one of the finest of the side-saddle flowers. 



