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mt the seeds, according to Cavanilles’ figure, are those of Coffeacece, not of Cinchonacece .” It is 
j branching shrub, with ovate, acuminate, entire leaves, bearing its flowers terminally, sometimes 
' wo or three together, at other times the upper part of the branch is trichotomously divided into 
i, corymb of several, ten to twelve, large, snowy, very fragrant blossoms. Synonymes, Aginetia 
I ongiflorci. Bot. Mcig., 4223. 
Era'nthemum albiflo'rum. “We are so accustomed,” writes Sir W. Hooker, “to the bright 
flue of the flowers of an Eranthemum, that it is not easy at first sight to persuade oneself that the 
iresent plant is of that genus, with its long almost virgate racemes of snow-white flowers : yet a nearer 
nspection will show that it has all the essential characters of it. The fertile stamens, it is true, 
ire not exserted ; but neither are they in E. montanum, an acknowledged species of Eranthemum. 
[t was raised from seed from Bahia, by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., of Exeter, and by them 
!' iindly sent for the pages of this Magazine in November, 1845. Its foliage is large and handsome, 
lark-green, and its long spikes or racemes of pure white blossoms render the plant a pretty, 
chough not a gaily-coloured object. It is cultivated in the stove.” Bot. Mag., 4225. 
Indigo'fera deco'ra. Mr. Fortune found this species cultivated in the nursery gardens at 
Shanghai, from whence he forwarded it to the Horticultural Society ; it is thought probable it 
may prove hardy. In the Journal of the Horticultural Society it is thus described : — “ A dark, 
green handsome bush, with somewhat glaucous branches. The leaves are pinnate in form, two to 
five pairs and an odd one, quite smooth on the upper side, but slightly covered on the under 
side with very fine hairs ; attached by their middle ; the leaflets are exactly ovate, with a short 
bristle at their end, between one and a half and two inches long, of a very dark-green colour ; and 
to each pair there are two short bristle-like stipules. The flowers grow from the axils of the 
leaves in horizontal racemes much shorter than the leaves themselves ; they are a light rose- 
colour, and very handsome.” It is a very free-growing greenhouse plant, flourishing in almost 
any kind of soil, and requiring an abundant supply of water in summer. Bot, Reg., 22. 
Plumba'go zeyla'nica. Except that it is inferior, and has white flowers instead of blue, this 
species is similar to the well-known P. capensis. Dr. Lindley, writing of it says : — “ There are 
few species indeed which have a more extensive geographical range than this. Dr. Royle states 
that it occurs in the plains of India as far as 30° north latitude ; we have it now before us from 
Madras, Burma, Ceylon, and Timor ; and Dr. Brown found it as far to the southward as Port 
Jackson in New Holland. In none of the instances that have come under our observation, is 
there any difference of the least moment in the forms which the plant assumes in so many different 
climates.” Bot. Reg., 22. 
Sarcochi'lus calceo'lus. “ This very singular species is a native of Manilla, whence Mr. 
Cumming sent it to Messrs. Loddiges, of whose Catalogue it is 1554. The lengthened stem is at 
variance with the usual habit of Sarcochilus, as also is the lip, so far as the very large size of its 
middle lobe is concerned. But no other distinctions appear to exist. The resemblance of the 
lip to a slipper is too obvious to require being pointed out ; it is, however, but a false resemblance 
after all, for it has no hole for the foot, being solid and spongy, and in reality closed up by a pair 
of little ciliated warts.” Bot. Reg., 19. 
Sile'ne scha'fta. The Journal of the Horticultural Society states : — “ This proves to be a 
beautiful little herbaceous plant, producing a great number of spreading slender downy stems, 
which form compact tufts, and are terminated near the extremity by four or five bright purple 
flowers more than an inch long. Of these flowers, that at the extremity of the shoot opens first, 
and those below it one after the other in succession, so that the branches are, by degrees, covered 
all over with blossoms. Its stems do not rise above six inches high, and render it well suited for 
bedding out, or for cultivating among collections of alpines, or for rock-work, over which it will 
bend gracefully.” A perennial, hardy, producing seeds freely ; was received by the Horticultural 
Society from Dr. Fischer, who obtained it from the Botanic Garden at Dorpat, and it has also 
found its way hither through France. Bot. Reg., 20. 
Schube'rtia graveo'lens. This plant has already been noticed by us as Physiantlius auri- 
comus : Schubertia auricoma is also a synonyme. Dr. Lindley’s figure was taken in the Nursery 
of Mr. Glendening of Turnham Green, who say s : — “ When Stephanotis jloribunda made its 
appearance it was generally considered, and justly, the finest twining plant in cultivation. The 
present subject is not inferior to it under good culture. The flowers are rather larger, and quite 
