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hardiest of known species ; out of doors it preserves its leaves in winter longer than C. capense, 
and it shoots earlier in the spring. Both this plant and C. revolutum, have a slender germen ; 
but the idea conceived from Jacquin's plate by some persons, of its cells being monospermous, 
was erroneous. Its leaves are deep green. The flowers turn to a rich purplish red, so that 
flowers of two colours are always on the same umbel." Bot. Reg. 9. 
Geni'sta virga^ta. " The plant from which the figure was taken was received from Mr. 
Young, nurseryman, Milford, in July, 1843. He states that it is a very handsome compact 
shrub, which resisted the hard winter of 1836-7. It was raised fi'om the seeds sent by Mr. 
Webb from Madeira in 1825, was turned out in 1833 in the open border, and is now a very 
woody shrub. It is deserving a place in all shrubberies. In the garden of the Horticultural 
Society it grows about four feet high, and is capable of enduring the ordinary winters I'ound 
London, if placed in a dry situation, and planted in a loamy soil. It is increased by seeds, or by 
cuttings of the young wood after Midsummer. The cuttings should be placed in a shady 
situation, in light sandy soil, and covered with a hand-glass. It grows freely in May and June, 
and forms a loose rather spreading bush, rather thin of foliage. In the nurseries, it is generally 
known by the name of Spartium virgaium," Bot. Reg. 11. 
Ifomce^a cra'ssipes. " Among the many handsome plants being collected by Mr, Burke in 
his extended journey into the interior of Southern Africa, may be mentioned several Convolvu^ 
lacese ; and of these he was so fortunate as to bring seeds, which have been reared by Mr. 
Jenkins [Jennings], gardener to the Earl of Derby, at Knowsley. The present is one among 
them, which flowered in August, 1 843 ; and being, so far as can be found, perfectly new, is 
named from the peculiarity of having the peduncle thickened upwards. It inhabits the elevated 
country about Macalisberg." The plant is a somewhat slender climber, with oblong-lanceolate, 
acute leaves, and purplish corollas. It is covered with short soft hairs in every part, save the 
corolla. BoL Mag, 4068. 
Lissochi'lus ro'seus. " Although the terrestrial Orchidacese of hot countries are too often 
very inferior to the epiphytes, yet there are many exceptions to that rule, among which few are 
more striking than the present, which will not suffer by comparison with the Vandas, and 
Saccolabiums, and Dendrobiums of India. It is a native of Sierra Leone, whence it was 
received by Mr. Rucker, in whose magnificent collection of Orchidacese it flowered in February, 
1843. The leaves ai'e broad, stiff", and plaited like a reed ; the flower-stem is between four and 
five feet high. The petals are of the brightest rose-colour, set off* with velvety-brown sepals, 
and a yellowish stain on the lip. There is another plant in the same part of Africa, which 
would, perhaps, excel even this in beauty ; and it is much to be regretted that no one should 
have yet been able to send it home. Its petals, even dried, are an inch and a half long. Sir 
William Hooker has a specimen in his herbarium, collected near Boney, which Dr, Lindley 
named, some years ago, Lissochilus macratithus." Bot. Reg. 12. 
Lupi'nus arve'nsis. " A gay little plant, forming one more addition to the large genus Lupinus. 
The flowers are rich bright lilac, enlivened by a yellow spot on the white centre of the vexillum. 
In number, the leaflets vary from five to nine. The seeds, by which Lupines may be distinguished 
more accurately than by the ordinary marks employed by botanists, are oblong, smooth, and 
mottled with gi-ay of different tints. It is a half-hardy biennial, growing from one to two feet 
high, and flowering a great part of the summer and autumn. Like other Lupines, it requires a 
strong rich soil, and although a half-shrubby biennial, is best treated as an annual. The seeds 
should be sown about the beginning of March, in pans filled with a loamy soil, and, when large 
enough, should be potted, placing three plants in a small pot ; afterwards, when the danger of the 
late spring frosts is over, they may be planted out in the open border. The seeds may also be 
sown in the open border about the middle of April ; but then the plants flower much later, and 
are never so fine as when treated as above stated. It was found growing in corn-fields, near 
Loxa, in Peru, by Mr. Hartweg, and flowered in the gardens of the Horticultural Society in the 
course of last autumn," Bot. Reg. 1. 
Rhodode'ndron Apri'lis. " A beautiful hybrid, raised by the Hon. and Vei^y Rev. the Dean 
of Manchester, from seed of Rhododendron ponticum, fertilized by the Davurian Rhododendron. 
It flowers in April ; for which reason Mr. Herbert has given it the name of Aprilis.^' It has, 
apparently, a neat habit, and bears dense heads of flowers, which are whitish in the centre, and 
