NEW AND RARE PLANTS IN FLOWER. 93 
Mr. Low's, Clapton. Zickia molle. A pretty climbing plant is now in flower 
at this nursery, under the above name. It bears a striking resemblance to Kennedia 
coccinea, and we are inclined to consider it as a variety of that species ; it is never- 
theless a very interesting plant, and is well worthy of general cultivation. Some 
very fine specimens of Statice arhorea are also again flowering in the collection of 
the above gentleman, and this valuable plant appears to produce its flowers in 
most abundant succession, which is certainly an important feature in its character. 
Several handsome varieties of Cineraria sue now most brilliantly in flower, and merit 
the attention of every person who devotes any practical attention to the cultivation 
of greenhouse or half-hardy plants. 
Messrs. Rollison^, Tooting. Chorizema scorpioides. This is a new and 
pretty species of Chorizema, and is now producing its flowers at this nursery. In 
habit it appears to be rather procumbent, and does not attain any considerable 
height, while the flowers are of a brownish yellow colour. Though inferior to 
some of the other species in the beauty of its flowers, it is an interesting plant, 
and deserves a place in every collection. A fine variety of Clematis coerulea is 
also now exhibiting its showy blossoms at the above nursery ; the flowers of C 
coerulea are composed of only six petals, while the present variety has eight, from 
which circumstance it has been appropriately designated C. coerulea grandiflora. 
It is a truly good plant, and together with the original species, which is also now 
flowering at this nursery, should be in the possession of every cultivator of half- 
hardy climbing plants. We take this opportunity of stating that the orchideous 
plant which we noticed in our last number, as being in flower in the collection of 
these gentlemen, and which we then considered to be a species of Oncidium, has 
now proved to be Cyrtochilum maculatum, a genus very closely allied to Oncidium. 
Phaleonopsis amabile is still beautifully in flower, and is certainly one of the most 
profuse flowering orchidaceous plants which has been introduced to this country for 
some time. 
Mr. Young's, Epsom. Comesperma gracilis. This is one of the prettiest and 
most interesting climbing plants with which we are acquainted, and though the 
flowers are small, and the plant slender and of slow growth, yet the peculiar 
gracefulness and elegance of the latter, and the great profusion of the former, as 
well as their being of a bright blue colour, render it a most pleasing and attractive 
object. It is a greenhouse species and entirely new, being at present we believe in 
few other collections besides that of the gentleman above named. Cytisus race- 
mosus. A very fine specimen of this rare species is now flowering most abundantly 
at this nursery, and besides the beauty of its flowers and general appearance, it 
exhales a most delicious fragrance, which is agreeably perceptible at the farthest 
extremity of the house in which it is placed. Asarum japonicum* This is a very 
fine, we believe new, species of this curious genus. The flowers are of a dark 
brown colour, and are partly concealed by the foliage, but they are highly inte- 
resting and curious, and are full an inch across. It is most probably hardy, but has 
been kept in a frame in the above nursery, where it is now flowering. 
