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NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 
POLYGALEJE. THE POLYGALA TRIBE. 
PoLYGALA MYRTiFOLiA : vttv, GRANDiFLORA. Mjrtle-leaved Milkwort, 
larg-e-flowered var. This plant has gone under the name of T. grandiflora, and 
as such was figured by Messes. Loddiges in the Bot. Cab.; but Dr. Hooker 
thinks it only a slight variety of P. myrtifolia. It is a much-branched shrub, from 
four to six feet high, with oblong, somewhat pointed, smooth green leaves, and pro- 
duces its lively purplish blossoms in April and May, which continue a long time in 
perfection. Bot, Mag, 3616. 
ASCLEPIADEiE. THE ASCLEPIAS TRIBE. 
Philibertia GRANDIFLORA. Large-flowered Philibertia. An extremely 
handsome Asclepiadeous plant, of which seeds were sent to the Glasgow Botanic 
Garden by Mr. Tweedie, from Buenos Ayres, but the native country is Tucuman. 
It will probably succeed in the greenhouse, for which place its twining habit well 
suits it. The flowers are cream-coloured, prettily dotted and streaked with purple 
within. Bot, Mag, 3618. 
ASCLEPIADEiE. 
TwEEDiA CCERULEA. Blue-flowered Tweedia. This beautiful and interesting 
plant was discovered by Mr. Tweedie in Buenos Ayres, by whom seeds were sent to 
this country. The flowers are blue, and produced in clusters of four to five together 
upon a footstalk an inch and a half in length, arising from the axil of the opposite 
cordate-lanceolate entire green leaves. Its natural habit is twining, but young 
plants, says Mr. Don, raised from cuttings are frequently erect, and blossom when 
they scarcely have attained a foot in height. It is a plant that we hope soon to see 
in all our flower-garden collections. Brit. Fl, Gard. 407. 
ROSACEA. THE ROSE TRIBE. 
Rosa Indica : var. Blairi. Blair's New China Rose. This splendid rose 
is a hybrid production, having been raised by Mr. Blair seven years ago from seeds 
of the yellow China, which had been fecundated by the pollen of the Tuscan rose. 
Its aspect is more robust than that of the other varieties of the China rose, and is 
remarkable for the size of its leaves and flowers. The petals are yellow at the base, 
especially towards the centre of the flower, and are besides frequently furnished with 
a white stripe along their middle, a character also present in the common blush 
China rose. The blossoms are produced in abundance, they are very showy and 
fragrant, and their colour is of a rich purple. It is a strong-growing kind, and there 
are few varieties more worthy of cultivation. It may be increased by cuttings, or 
successfully budded upon the Rosa canina, or any other of our larger native roses. 
Brit. Fl. Gard. 405. 
SCROPHULARINE^. 
Mimulus luteus ; var, Wilsoni. Miss Wilson's Monkey-flower. This 
singularly beautiful variety was raised at Miss Stamford's, Stanhard House, Stamford 
Hill, from seeds of the M, luteus. Like the other varieties of the same species, it 
