NEW PLANTS. 
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PHYLLANTHUS SEEM ANNI ANUS. 
A recent intindnction from the New Hchrides. It is an erect-giowing stove {.lant, prodneing long 
Icaf-liko brandies which bear sliortly stalked alternate leaves, from the axils of which the curious but 
inconspicuous flowers are developed. It is interesting as being one of those plants which have the 
appearance of bearing their flowers upon their leaves— here apparently in the axils of the leaflets. 
10s. 6(f. 
PTERIS UMBROSA CRISTATA. 
A remarkably handsome free-growing Fern, which will be especially suitable for all decorative uses, 
since it has none of tJie dumpy habit of P. scrrulata cristata, but throws up tall erect fronds with 
elegantly drooping pinna! and pinnules. The segments arc all long and ribbon-like, of a deep rich 
glcen, several times divided at the upper end, the apices of all the divisions crispy, forniing a broad 
ihittish terminal crest to each segment. The plant is remarkably free-growing, the young plants soon 
nc(|uiring a height of 2 feet or more, and when about this size they will be found to be very orna- 
mental. Mi. W. 11. purchased the entire stock of this desirable Fem from Messrs. Scrajihin l^an den 
Heedc et fils, Horticulteurs, ii Saint Maurice, Lille, France. For Illustration, vide page V. 10s. Od. 
RUELLIA ACUTANGULA. 
rills is a showy Acanthaoeous stove plant, introduced Irom Brazil, very free-growing and flonferous, 
and having a handsome .appearance when in blossom. The flowers are sessile, anil collected into 
dichotomously-branched cymes, each having a tube an inch long, and a spreading limb an inch and a 
half in diameter, of a bright scarlet colour, with a yellow throat, 10s. 6d. 
SELAGINELLA BELLULA. 
An elegant plant from Ceylon, of erect habit, the reddish tinted terete stems rising to .about a foot 
in height, with successive branches, which arc set on at short distances apart along the stem, the 
ultimate branches terminated by long tetragonal rigid spikes. The larger lateral leaves arc elose-set, 
oblong, sub-falc.atc, the smaller ones ovate acuminate. For illustration, vide page III. lOs. Cd. 
The above idant was sent out by Mr. W. 15. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an introduction of 1878. 
THRINAX BARBADENSIS. 
This is a very elegant and neat growing Fan Palm. The petiole terminates in a digitately multiparlitc 
blade, the numerous .segments of which are of a stoutisli tc.xturc, thrcc-ncrvcd and of a lively green 
colour. It is, as its name implies, a native of the Island of Barbados. This was one of the twelve 
New Plants with which Mr. IV. B. gained the First Prize at the international Horticultural Exhibition 
held at Ghent, in 1878. 1 guinea. 
The above plant was sent out by Mr. IV. B. last year, after his Catalogue was published ; so that it 
must be considered an iiitrodiiction of 1878. 
NEW ZONAL PELARGONIUMS. 
CYTHERA, a fine flower, of a beautiful shade of pink peach colour, with light markings in the upper 
petals. 7s. fid. 
EtTRYALB, blush shaded with rosy pink ; a remarkably largo and finely formed flower ; very 
attractive. 7s. fid. 
O-AIiENUS, a very large and lino flower, of an exceedingly rich and bright scarlet colour. 6,s’. 
PYRRHTJS, a magnificent variety, producing flowers of a deep rich iiiageiita crimson colour, and 
having the upper petals shaded with bright scarlet. 7». fid. 
TELLTJS, an extremely lino flower, of a very rich and bright scarlet colour, with large and conspicuous 
white eye. 6s. 
UKARA, this variety produces flue trusses of very imro clear white flowers, of good form and 
substance. 6s. 
Par General CollecUon, vide Index. 
NEW DOUBLE-hLOWERED ZONAL PELARGONIUMS. 
BRONTES, a fine variety, producing large, full, well-formod flowers of a rich dark crimson scarlet 
colour ; very attractive. 10s. fid. 
CYBELE, this variety produces immense trusses of fine largo flowers of a bright salmon rose colour, 
some of the petals flaked and blotched with blush While j extremely distinct. lOs. fid. 
