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three inches long, are not more than one-eighth of an inch thick in the middle, from which they 
gradually fine away into an edge, which is almost acute. The flowers are not unlike those of 
Oncidium Suttoni in size and colour : that is to say, yellow, mottled with brown. It is not of 
much beauty, but adds something to the variety previously known among the species of its own 
division. — Hort. Jour., 3, 78. 
Orothamnus Zeyheri (Mr. Zeyher's Orothamnus). We have on several occasions had reason 
to lament the loss to our collections of many Cape Proteacece, which were once well known in our 
gardens : they seem to have died out, and have not been replaced ; and we may now express our 
regret that the present superb species has not yet been introduced alive to our collections. It was 
discovered lately by Mr. Zeyher in marshy places, on the summits of Hottentots Holland Moun- 
tains, flowering in the month of July. — Bot. Mag., 4357. 
Oxypetalum Solanoides (Solanum-like Oxypetalum). A pretty purple-flowering greenhouse 
plant, native of Rio de la Plata and South Brazil, with much the habit of 0. cosrulean, Dcsne. ; 
(Tweediea versicolor, Bot. Mag., 3630) ; but the flowers are not quite so large, nor are they of that 
bright tint which gives the charm to that favourite shrub. The present species blossoms during 
the summer months. — Bot. Mag., 4367. 
Peperomia pallescens. Presented to the Society by G. U. Skinner, Esq., in April, 1846, 
from Guatemala. A fleshy-stemmed plant, perfectly destitute of fragrance, with soft, round, 
fleshy, half-herbaceous branches. The flowers are produced in green drooping tails about six 
inches long. This stove plant grows freely in a light sandy loam, and is easily increased by cuttings. 
It flowers in July, is merely curious, not at all ornamental, and only worthy a place in a Botanic 
Garden. — Hort. Jour., 3, 76. 
Pogogyne multiflora (Many-flowered Pogogyne). Raised from seed collected by Mr. 
Hartweg, in " fields about Sonoma," in California. It is a dwarf labiate Annual, emitting a strong 
smell of horsemint, when bruised, owing to the leaves, which are perfectly smooth, except near 
the base and when they are young, being copiously marked with small pits connected with cysts of 
volatile oil. The flowers are of a pale lilac colour, and are arranged in spiked verticillasters at 
the ends of the shoots. It is hardy, growing freely in any rich soil, and, like most Californian 
plants of the same kind, may be sown at different seasons. It flowers in August and September 
if sown in May ; and is a pretty dwarf-spreading species, requiring plenty of moisture in summer 
to keep it in bloom. — Hort. Jour., 3, 78. 
Primula Stuartii (Stuart's Primrose). This beautiful perennial herbaceous plant is a native 
of the mountainous parts of India, having been gathered at Gossain Than in Nepal, by Dr. Wallich, 
and on the Himalayah, at an elevation of 9000 feet, by Royle, who speaks of it as giving a rich 
yellow glow to those regions. The plant was raised from seeds sent from India by Major Grant 
during the spring of 1845. It was planted in a north exposed border, in the summer of 1846, in 
a mixture of loam and peat. It stood the winter of 1846-7 unprotected, and without any artificial 
covering except its own decayed leaves. — Bot. Mag., 4356. 
ZZ Sida (Abutilon) integerrima (Entire-leaved Sida). An old inhabitant of the stove of the 
Royal Gardens, but of whose history nothing has been preserved ; it is unquestionably a native of 
New Grenada. Its nearest affinity is perhaps Sida graveolens, from which it is abundantly dis- 
tinguished by its larger size, perfectly entire leaves, different vestiture, differently formed calyx, 
much greater spread of the flowers, and by the well-defined deep orange spots quite confined to 
the base of the petals. It flowers in May, and is really one of the handsomest species of the 
genus. — Bot. Mag , 4360. 
Smeathmannia pubescens (Downy Smeathmannia). A native of Sierra Leone, and imported by 
Lord Derby, through Mr. Whitfield. It flowered, probably for the first time in Europe, in the stove 
in the Royal Gardens of Kew, in February, 1848. It is a more showy species than S. laevigata, 
having larger leaves and larger blossoms, the latter equally destitute of fragrance. — Bot. Mag., 4364. 
Spirjsa expansa. A hardy shrub, covered in every part with soft short hairs. Its young 
branches are brownish-green. The flowers are small and pink, in broad terminal corymbose 
panicles, which are so flat as to form the appearance of a table of flowers. In the wild specimens, 
the panicles appear to be as much as nine inches across. It grows freely in any good common 
garden soil, and is easily increased by cuttings of the half-ripened wood in the autumn. — Hort. 
Jour., 3, 73. 
