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singular as, on that account alone, to render it an object of much interest ; for here we have the 
cyanic and xanthic tints in one and the same flower. We are always prepared to find red spots on 
a yellow ground, and vice versa ; but it is a most unusual thing to find clear pure violet on 
petals the whole remainder of whose tint is yellow. In this plant, however, the combination 
occurs, producing a very gay and unexpected effect. It was sent from Ceylon to His Grace the 
Duke of Northumberland, by Mr. Nightingale, and flowered at Syon in August last. It has 
pendulous stems, like those of D. Pierordii, but of a delicate purple when young ; the leaves, too, 
are stained underneath and at the edges with the same colour. The flowers are as large as those 
of D. aggregatum, of a clear fawn-colour, with the tips of the segments and lip stained with a deep 
rich violet. There is, however, a scarlet spot in the middle of the lip." A similar species or variety 
exists, with a larger lip, and having the scarlet spot in the middle of the blossoms, but destitute 
of the violet tips. Bot. Reg. 6. 
Diospy'ros Sapo'ta. The flowers and fruit of this exceedingly rare plant have been produced 
in the rich collection of His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, at Syon House; and the circum- 
stance is the " more interesting, since, in the Calcutta Botanic Garden, whence it has been sent to 
Europe, Dr. Roxburgh informs us that, though it grows most luxuriantly, and blossoms in the hot 
season, it has never perfected its fruit," The Syon plant was obtained from Messrs. Loddiges, 
who had it from Calcutta with the name of D, edulis. This title, however, does not exist in 
Dr. Wallich's catalogue, and the plant is evidently Z>. Sapota. It appears to be a native of the 
Philippine Islands, rather than of the Mauritius, or India, as was once thought. It is a tall and 
handsome shrub, with ample evergreen foliage, and greenish white inconspicuous blossoms. The 
fruit is large, roundish, and has a pulp of an agreeable flavour. " The fruit-bearing plant at His 
Grace the Duke of Northumberland's is about ten feet high. Its flowers are produced copiously 
in the autumnal months, and the fruit ripens in April of the following year." Bot. Mag. 3988. 
Fu^CHSiA sple'ndens. " Fine a plant as F.fulgens is," says Dr. Lindley, " we regard this as 
being still more beautiful, because of the vividness of the scarlet and pale green colours with 
which it is adorned. In habit it much resembles it, and, in fact, was supposed at one time to be the 
same species ; but it evidently differs in many important circumstances. The leaves are much 
more heart-shaped, and have a longer and more tapering point. The flowers have much larger 
stalks, and have themselves far more of the campanulate figure. The stamens moreover project 
a long way beyond the mouth of the tube. When very young, the foliage and lengthening branches 
are quite hoary with down." It was introduced from Guatemala by the Horticultural Society, 
through Mr. Hartweg, who found it " on the mountain called Totontepeque, at the height of 
10,000 feet above the sea ;" and it will, therefore, probably be one of the hardiest of the tribe. 
It should neither be cultivated in a very rich soil, nor in a large pot, for both these circumstances 
have a tendency to prevent its flowering freely." The flowers are short, and have a somewhat 
crumpled appearance. They are certainly not so showy as those of F.fulyens. Bot. Reg. 67. 
HovEA RACEMULO^SA. A specics with paler and less showy flowers than H. pungens or Celsii, 
but " by no means unattractive, when well contrasted with plants whose colours are not bright 
enough to kill it. It belongs moreover to a set of greenhouse shrubs of easy cultivation and small 
size, which are well adapted for decorating the shelves of the conservatory. It is a native of the Swan 
River Colony, whence the seeds were obtained by Captain James Mangles, R.N. It first flowered 
in the garden of R. Mangles, Esq,, of Sunning-hill." Although allied to H. ramulosa, it differs 
from that species in having more pointed leaves, Avith a less shaggy surface, and small axillary 
racemes of flowers, instead of solitary ones. " It was found by Mr. Cunningham along the upper 
branches of the Brisbane River in Moreton Bay, in the year 1829." Bot. Reg. 4. 
La'thyrus nervo'sus. " A handsome and very desirable greenhouse plant, discovered by 
Cameron, in rocky places, at Monte Video. Sellow gathered it in the same locality, and it appears, 
in the thirteenth volume of the Linntea, by the late lamented Dr. Vogel, both under the name of 
nervosus and trigonus. Tweedie has the credit of introducing the living plant to our gardens, 
having sent seeds to his Grace the late Duke of Bedford, from Puerto Bravo, in South Brazil, 
If trained neatly to a trellis in a pot, this plant makes a very pretty appearance in the greenhouse 
with its glaucous foliage and large blue flowers. We learn that in summer it flowers well in the 
open border." Bot. Mag. 3987. 
Mammilla'ria turbina'ta. "One of the most distinct of all the species of this numerous 
