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NEW AND BEAUTIFUL PLANTS, 
FIGURED IN THE THREE LEADING PERIODICALS FOR NOVEMBER. 
CLASS I PLANTS WITH TWO COTYLEDONS (DICOTYLEDONEvE.) 
PEDALI ACEiE. 
Martynia diandra. Diandrous Martynia. This is a pretty tender annual, 
which Dr. Lindley says is quite worth cultivation, notwithstanding- a some- 
what unpleasant smell emitted by the leaves when pressed. The flowers, which 
grow in short racemes from the axil of the leaves, are of a most delicate pink, fading 
to white, with the tips of the lobes of the corolla deeply stained with crimson ; more- 
over, a bright yellow-broken streak passes down the tube of the corolla from the 
middle of the lip. It is found inhabiting the neighbourhood of Vera Cruz, whence 
it was long ago introduced to this country, although now seldom seen. It requires 
the treatment of a cockscomb, or any similar tender annual. Bot. Reg. 2001. 
BIGNONIACEiE, OR THE TRUMPET-FLOWERED TRIBE. 
Tecoma jasminoides. Jasmine-leaved Tecoma. This charming greenhouse 
climbing shrub is an evergreen, not uncommon in collections, but so seldom flower- 
ing that Dr. Lindley, only in August last, heard for the first time of its blossoms 
having been formed in Messrs. Chandlers' nursery. It is said to be a native 
of New Holland, and to have been originally received at the royal gardens at Kew. 
The flowers seem to be produced on terminal racemes in considerable numbers, the 
segments are white, while the eye is red or purple, which look very pretty. T. 
australis is the species to which this seems to approach the most closely, but the 
latter is far more beautiful, and must be considered one of the finest of its handsome 
race. Bot. Reg. 2002. 
philadelphace^, or the syringa tribe. 
Philadelphus speciosus. Showy Syringa. This is a hardy shrub, growing 
to the height of eight or ten feet, by no means formal, but with gently bending 
branches loaded with snow-white flowers of the largest size, and scentless. It is 
among the least common of the genus, although much the handsomest. Dr. Lind- 
ley intends figuring the other species by degrees, which we are glad of ; and he says, 
as the task of doing so is proceeded with, the distinctions between them will be more 
apparent than any thing that could be said without the figures. Bot. Reg. 2003. 
GESNERIEiE. THE GESNERIA TRIBE. 
Gesneria Douglasii; var. vert ic ill at A. Mr. Douglas's Gesneria ; 
whorled var. This is a charming variety, tubers of which were imported from Rio 
by Mr. Allcard. The flowers are arranged in immense numbers in dense whorls, 
and look extremely handsome. Bot. Mag. 3612. 
