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astonishing. It is not stated what temperature it requires, but it appears to have 
been kept in a greenhouse. Bot. Reg. 13. 
Salvia regla. This splendid new Salvia was found by Mr. Hartweg, during 
his Mexican tours, and sent to the Horticultural Society, in whose garden it 
bloomed in the autumn of 1840. “ It had previously been found by Spanish 
collectors at Vilalpando, and at a place called Regia, after which the species is 
named.” The wild plant is described as a shrub four or five feet high. It has 
much the appearance of S. splendens , with larger, fewer, deeper red, and more 
distant flowers, and a peculiarly inflated calyx. Having at present flowered under 
unfavourable circumstances, it is expected that the blossoms will be more abundant 
in another season, and the specimens more compact. From the part in which it 
was discovered it is believed that it will never prove hardy, and as it flowers late 
in the autumn, it will be altogether more judicious to keep it in the greenhouse. 
Bot. Reg. 14. 
Sobralia sessilis. A lovely member of the delightful tribe Orchidaceae, but 
unfortunately bearing only fugitive flowers. It is a terrestrial species, with slender 
stems, covered with blackish pubescence, and large, prominently nerved, lily-like 
leaves. The flowers are terminal, apparently solitary, of a delicate pink hue, with 
a lip of a somewhat darker shade. They do not expand freely, and decay after 
having been opened a few hours ; though they would probably last longer if placed 
in a cool and thickly shaded apartment. It has lately bloomed with Messrs. 
Loddiges, who received it from Mr. Schomburgk. Other species of a far superior 
character are described, but we doubt whether any of them are yet in British 
collections. Bot. Reg. 17- 
Sprekelia glaOca. So great a similarity is there between this plant and the 
old Amaryllis formosissimus , that an ordinary observer would not detect any 
difference, except in the glaucous foliage and the paler red of the flowers, as well as 
their smaller size. It was discovered in Mexico by Mr. Hartweg, and forwarded 
to the gardens of the Horticultural Society, where it expanded its flowers in May, 
1840. It is kept, while growing, in a house, the temperature of which is a little 
above that of the greenhouse, and watered freely. In the autumn, after the leaves 
have decayed, the bulbs are taken from the pot and placed on a dry shelf, or the 
soil about them is kept perfectly dry till the following spring. The compost used 
is a mixture of turfy loam, heath-mould, leaf soil, and sand. Bot. Reg. 16. 
Stevia trachelioides. A very fine herbaceous perennial, with numerous 
heads of rich, reddish purple flowers, and said to be capable of growing either in 
the greenhouse or an exposed border. It was raised in the garden of E. Leeds, Esq., 
near Manchester, from seeds sent there by W. Iligson, Esq. of Mexico. In the 
open border it attains the height of three feet, and as the flowers are borne in great 
profusion, it is extremely showy. Specimens cultivated in the greenhouse produce 
paler blossoms, and it seems occasionally to be found with white flowers. The 
protection of a frame is most likely requisite in winter. Bot. Mag. 3856. 
