NEW AND RARE PLANTS IN FLOWER. 167 
attention when in flower last season, and of which Dr, Lindley justly observes, that 
" this plant is the most perfect instance of successful cultivation he has ever yet 
witnessed among epiphytes," has now perfected three fine spikes for flower, and we 
should think the flowers will expand in about a week ; it will doubtless be a most 
raag-nificent object when in flower. Verbena pulchella alba. This is a beautiful 
variety of V. jmlchella, with white flowers, and is admirably adapted for planting- 
out in beds in the flower garden, as it spreads out its long trailing branches in all 
directions, and grows very rapidly and luxuriantly 3 it likewise flowers very 
abundantly, and is, when in flower, highly fragrant. A fine bed of it is now 
beautifully in flower at the before named nursery, and makes a beautiful contrast 
with V. chamcedrifolia^ &c. 
Mr. Young's, Epsom. Delphinium Barlowii. This new and extremely 
beautiful species of Delphinium is now flowering in great perfection at this 
nursery; the intense and striking brilliancy of its charming blue flowers defies 
all description, and completely dazzles the eye of the beholder when the sun is 
shining upon it; added to this it is a most profuse flowerer, and continues in 
flower during the whole of the summer season ; these characters combined render 
it one of the best and most truly valuable herbaceous plants that have appeared in 
our collections for some time. Chelone centranthifolia. This is another rare and 
very handsome hardy herbaceous plant, possessing the habits of a Pensfemon ; 
it has been introduced to this country for several years, but (owing we suppose to 
the great difiSculty there is in preserving it through the winter) it is yet very 
rare; however, it is a plant of great merits, and forms a most delightful feature 
in a collection of hardy herbaceous plants, or, if kept in a pot in the greenhouse, 
it will have a very pretty appearance, although it will not grow so luxuriantly. 
A very fine specimen of it is now most beautifully in flower at the Epsom nursery. 
Anagallis Phillipsii. This is a new species of this pretty genus, with flowers 
of a most brilliant blue colour, and very similar to those of A. monelli, but nearly 
twice as large ; it is admirably adapted for forming beds in a flower garden, and 
is now delightfully in flower at the before named nursery. Clintonia pulchella. 
This is certainly one of the most elegant little annuals we have seen for some 
time, and appears likely to become an universal favourite ; it is now flowering 
most profusely at Mr. Young's, and we refer our readers to the commencement of 
this number, where they will find a drawing of it ; we think that it needs no other 
recommendation than to be seen. Pentstemon Murrayanus. This splendid plant, 
which, from the brilliant scarlet colour of its flowers, claims a decided superiority 
over all other known species of this genus, is now producing its beautiful blossoms 
very abundantly on a fine specim^en in the possession of Mr. Young ; we should 
recommend our readers who possess plants of it (and who would willingly be 
without it?) not to keep them in a pot, but to plant them out into the open 
border, as plants that are treated according to the latter method will attain nearly 
twice the size of those that are confined in a pot, and, not only this, but they are 
very liable to damp and die off if kept in a pot ; it seems, like P. Coboea, likely 
still to remain very scarce, as scarcely one in twenty of the seeds preserved last 
year germinated this year ; this is probably owing to the plant flowering too late 
in the season to get the seeds properly matured ; besides this, its extreme liability 
