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partly from its name, given in honour of one of the most remarkable men that ever lived, and, 
still more, perhaps, from the singular structure and colour of the flower. During the month of 
May of the present year, one of the living plants brought home by Mr. Whitfield in 1843, and 
purchased by His Grace the late Duke of Northumberland, produced perfect flowers. The flowers 
are of singular construction, not much unlike those of Passiflora ; the prevailing colour is a rich 
apricot orange ; each of the outer sepals is marked with a deep crimson purple spot, forming, when 
the flower is perfect, a basal ring of that colour ; the crown is of a greenish yellow, and very 
conspicuous. Altogether this plant is of first-rate importance. — Bot. Mag., t. 4387. 
Zauschneria californica, Calif omian Zauschneria. Raised from. seeds collected by Mr. 
Hartweg, in fields about Santa Cruz, in California, and received at the Horticultural Society 
Gardens, May 11, 1847. This curious plant, which it has so long been an object to obtain, proves 
to be a species of much horticultural interest. It forms a bushy perennial about three feet high, 
and every branch emits from the axils of all the upper leaves one horizontal bright scarlet flower 
about an inch and a half long. When in bloom, the plant is in appearance not much unlike a 
Fuchsia, but the calyx tube has four stout ribs. It grows freely in any good garden soil, and is 
easily increased by cuttings and seeds. The seedlings flower in the first season in the month of 
September, if sown in May. It is a fine hardy species, rivalling the Fuchsia, and most probably 
will flower from June to October, if planted in a warm dry situation, on rock-work. — Journ. Hort. 
Soc. hi, p. 241. 
NEW, RARE, OR INTERESTING PLANTS, IN FLOWER, IN THE DIFFERENT SUBURBAN 
NURSERIES AND GARDENS. 
Agantsia pulchella. A charming little plant, and when seen in such fine condition as in this 
specimen, completely laden with pale straw-coloured flowers, is an object of considerable beauty. 
We noticed it in the collection of S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth. 
Agalmyla staminea. We again notice this handsome species in a collection of plants forwarded 
for exhibition to the Horticultural Gardens by Messrs. Veitch. The plant keeps its character, 
though we still think it has not yet had the necessary treatment for the full developement of its 
beauty, so that a fair amount of bloom shall be produced in proportion to the foliage. 
Burlingtonia fragrans. Messrs. Rollisson have recently had this delicately-coloured and 
highly -fragrant Orchid in fine bloom. The latter quality is quite sufficient to create admiration 
wherever it is seen in flower. 
Burtonia villosa. Messrs. Pince and Co., Exeter, exhibited in June last, at the Royal 
Botanical Gardens, Regent's Park, a new species of Burtonia, with large rosy lilac-coloured flowers ; 
the specimen being small, no correct idea of its habit could be given ; however, its handsome 
flowers will make it a favourite with the cultivator. 
Chironia glutinosa. We noticed this species last year, as a most promising plant for 
specimen cultivation, and Messrs. Henderson have had a beautiful plant in fine condition. The 
flowers are rich rosy lilac colour, about two inches in diameter, well thrown out above the foliage, 
which is neat, and a rich deep glossy green. The bloom lasts a considerable time longer than any 
of the other species. 
Dendrobium sp. nov. A fine and handsome species ; the habit is much like D. longicornu, 
though the flowers are three or four times as large, and of the purest white, with a spot of rich 
maize-colour on the lip ; they are produced in pairs, and are very striking and conspicuous. 
Messrs. Veitch are the introducers and cultivators of the above. 
Dendrobium sanguinolentum. A very fine and well cultivated specimen we recently met with 
in the Gardens of the Horticultural Society, Chiswick. The flowers are pale straw-colour, rendered 
still gayer by a deep blood-red blotch on each petal. A plant similar to the above is very rarely 
to be met with in such condition of flower. 
Erica ventricosa grandiflora. In the nursery of Mr. Glendinning, Chiswick, in June last, 
we noticed a specimen of this hybrid Heath blooming finely, and otherwise in good condition. The 
colour of the flower being a rich carmine added greatly to its attraction, blooming as it does like 
all the ventricose varieties. 
