FLORICULTURAL NOTICES. 
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Sarcoste'mma campanula'tum. A shrubby greenhouse climber, supposed to be a native of 
eru. “Its broad cordate leaves and large yellow campanulate flowers are strikingly different 
om those of other previously described Sarcostems , to which M. Decaisne reduces the Pliili- 
;rtias, more especially the base of the leaves being very deeply heart-shaped, with the lobes almost 
/erlapping, is very different from what is found in S. solanoides and grandi flora — Bot. Reg., 36. 
j Theophra'sta ju'ssi/ei. “ A stately unbranched plant, with something of a Pahn-Mke habit, 
te upper part being comose, or crowned with a tuft of leaves, and bearing in the centre of those 
aves a pretty large cluster of good-sized flowers. Few have had the opportunity of studying 
tis, save from dried specimens, yet it has occupied the attention of some of our ablest botanists, 
id is considered worthy (by Don and De Candolle), in conjunction with Clavija and Jacquinia , 
; id two or three less known genera, to form a distinct order, Theoplirastacece , allied on the one 
and to Myrsinacece, on the other to Sapotacece. Our present species, and the only known one of 
, ie recognised, is a native of St. Domingo, and of course requires the heat of a stove to bring its 
lossoms to perfection. The fruit, so far as I am aware, does not ripen in our collections, but is 
ell represented, from dried specimens, by Dr. Lindley, in the figure above quoted.” Theoplirasta, 
lewrici and T. Americana are synonymes. — Bot. Mag., 4239. 
EW OR INTERESTING PLANTS RECENTLY FLOWERED IN THE PRINCIPAL METROPOLITAN 
NURSERIES AND GARDENS. 
Achime'nes Lie'pmannii. — This differs from A. grandiflora in being rather more slender 
rowing, in having much less broad leaves, and very much more vivid and paler flowers, without 
I ie large whitish blotch at their throat, which is conspicuous in those of that species. The Messrs. 
Henderson, of Pine-apple Place, had a fine plant in bloom, at the last exhibition of the Royal 
iotanic Society, and we have since observed it at the Horticultural Society’s Gardens. 
.Eschyna'nthus Boschia'nus. — A very interesting species, with slender trailing stems, oval or 
vate, opposite leaves, and bearing numerous large axillary and terminal clusters of dark scarlet 
owers, which have a deep greenish-purple tubular calyx, and large tubular curved corolla, with 
four or five-cleft limb, and a whitish blotch at its throat. It is allied to JE. pulcher, first 
owered, early in the year, in the collection of R. G. Lorraine, Esq., Wallington Lodge, whose 
ardener exhibited a plant in bloom at the recent Chiswick Show, as also did the Messrs, 
lenderson, of Pine-apple Place ; their plant was also at the Royal Botanic Society’s last show. 
^Eschyna'nthus. — Among other new plants sent to the last Chiswick Exhibition, by the 
Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, was a member of this genus, having acuminate, opposite leaves, purple 
n their margins and at their apex. The flowers are produced in terminal clusters, have a deep 
ubular dark-coloured calyx, densely beset with short, white, bristly hairs, and a corolla of a dull 
rimson colour, covered with hairs of the same hue, similar in their nature to those of the calyx, 
t is a deserving species, with fine foliage, resembling also, in general character, yE. pulcher. 
Calyste'gia pube'scens. — This is a Convolvulaceous plant, with large, double, pale lilac flowers, 
>ne of Mr. Fortune’s introducing. It is a very ornamental greenhouse climber, with sagittate 
lternate leaves, and axillary flowers, which are borne all along its twining stems in great profusion. 
V e first observed it in flower at Messrs. Rollisson’s, Tooting, and plants in bloom have since been 
ent to the Regent Street Rooms, and the last exhibition at Chiswick. 
Cu'phea corda'ta. — Messrs. Veitch had, at the recent Chiswick meeting, a fine specimen of 
his plant, gay with its wholly scarlet flowers. It is free growing, and has ovate leaves, and rather 
arge panicles of flowers. 
Cle'matis glandulo'sa. — This is a fine climber, with strong-growing stems, which are purple 
it their joints, and cordate, opposite, large, green leaves, and very numerous short racemes of 
lowers, on long peduncles, dark purple and white. The interior portion of the flower is of the 
atter colour, and the sepals are dark purple on their insides, and greenish -brown on their outsides. 
We learned from the Messrs. Veitch, whose importation it is, and who sent it to the recent 
uhiswick exhibition, that they have it doing well in the open ail’, where it may be expected to 
Decome a valuable summer climber, if even it does not prove hardy. 
Dendro'bium. — Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth, had in his collection 
