FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
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Nursery." (The plant under the erroneous name of R, lilacina, noticed at page 70, is Sir William 
Hooker's Eranthemum montanum, Syn. R. longiflora ; for the true R. lilacina, see page 243, of our 
last volume.) — Bot* Reg. 45. 
Tore'nia asia'tica. " It is not by any means easy," Sir William Hooker remarks, " for a 
painter to do justice to the rich purple-blue tinge of the flowers of this plant, which with the 
size of the blossoms, the three dark purple blotches on the pale ground, together with the delicate 
yellow green of the rather copious foliage, renders this one of the most lovely plants that has 
lately been introduced to our stove collections. It is an annual, and we are indebted for the seeds to 
W. Strachan, Esq., Twickenham, who received them from Curtallam. The plants blossomed through 
the summer of 1846, and as the cuttings strike freely, we find ourselves readily able to propagate the 
species should the parent plants fail to bear seeds. Even amidst the splendid display of vegetable 
productions exhibited at the June show of the Chiswick Gardens, this attracted no small degree 
of public attention. It seems to have a very extensive range in the East Indies, growing through- 
out Bengal, in Amboyna, Ceylon, Mergui, Chittagong, Sylhet, in the Madras Peninsula, and Dr. 
Wight adds, it is widely diffused in Alpine regions." Synonymes, T. vagans and Mans. — Bot. 
Mag. 4249. 
Tropjs'olum crenatiflo v rum. " Another new Peruvian Indian Cress, introduced by Mr, 
Veitch, through his collector, Mr. W. Lobb, from Pillao and Chagula, Peru ; and may be treated 
like the other well-known species of the same genus, that is as hardy during the summer months. 
Its nearest affinity is, perhaps, with T. Lobbianum, (Bot. Mag., t. 4097), but the foliage, the 
colour of the flowers, the edge of the petals, and the relative length of those petals, as compared 
with the spur, at once distinguish it." Except that the segments of the calyx and spur are 
tipped with green, and the two upper petals have a few purple streaks, the flowers are wholly 
yellow, rather large, and are borne in great abundance.— Bot. Mag. 4245. 
NEW OR INTERESTING PLANTS RECENTLY FLOWERED IN THE PRINCIPAL METROPOLITAN 
NURSERIES AND GARDENS. 
Abu'tilon veno v sum. A species fit only for planting in a roomy conservatory, or in some 
situation where it can be allowed plenty of space. It has more deeply lobed and larger leaves, 
and is stronger growing than A. striatum. Its flowers also are larger, and rather more highly 
coloured than those of that species. The Messrs. Henderson have recently flowered it, as also in 
the course of the season have the Messrs. Bollisson and Mr. Low. 
Achime'nes atrosa'nguinea. The number of specified Achimenes is now becoming rather 
numerous ; we here have one introduced from the Continent ; it is allied to A. pedunculata, has 
similar foliage, but is stronger growing, and does not flower so freely. The flowers are borne 
solitarily on peduncles from the axils of the leaves, have a corolla whose limb is bright crimson 
and tube a buff-colour on the out, marked with dark spots on the inside. It is not nearly equal to 
A. pedunculated ; has flowered at the Tooting Nursery. 
.ZEschyna'nthus Horsfie'ldii. This is a species which has flowered at Pine-apple Place, the 
Messrs. Hendersons' Nursery. It is erect growing, of medium strength, having opposite oval- 
lanceolate leaves, and flowers whose corolla is much like in colour, size, and shape, that of the 
flowers of Russelia juncea ; they have long slender peduncles, and a deeply divided calyx, the 
segments of which are long and very much acuminated, and are borne at the axils of the leaves 
in pairs or upwards, very freely along the branches. It promises to be an abundant bloomer, is 
a native of Java, and new to our stoves within this year or two. 
Dia'nthus Henderso^ni. The Messrs. Henderson have flowered a Dianthus, which bears its 
name in compliment to them. It grows from one to two feet high, flowers freely, and bears 
flowers of a very rich black-crimson colour. 
Franci'scea au'gusta. In general character this species resembles F. acuminata, but has 
larger leaves, and they are hairy ; the flowers also are larger, have a greenish-lilac calyx, and are 
borne in short racemes. It is of continental introduction, and has flowered in the Tooting Nursery. 
Gompholo'bium. Messrs. Knight and Perry have had in flower a very pretty species of this 
genus. It is slender-growing, covered with silky hairs, has partially pinnate leaves, whose 
