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NEW PLANTS. 
“ Many things, such as the excellent Cycas Eiuminiana, the Silver Palm, Calamiis 
(lealhata, the Weeping Willow of Australia, Dammai'a Moorei, the ivory-stemmed 
Dieifenhnchin, a Japanese Ardisia, with roundish variegated leaves, and numerous 
other plants exhibited last season, though all new, are yet passed hy as comparatively 
old in this place, in consequence of the advent of still newer subjects, among which 
is Allamanda Hendersonii, which is said to bo a remarkably froo-flowering kind, in 
addition to other distinctions ; a hatch of now Dioscorcas, with silver-blotched pur- 
plish leaves ; and a goodly collection of Paiulanuses, including P. Vandermeerschi, 
in the way of P. elegantissimus, hut smaller and even more graceful ; P. Blanooi, 
with very long arching leaves ; P. latissimus, the handsomest of the broad-leaved 
section ; P. ornatus, a dwarf, graceful, light green species. Also Phrynium macu- 
latum, with delicate, though distinct yellow marblings ; and the fine Anthurium 
cordifolium. 
“ There are tubers beginning to grow of ono species of the highly curious genus 
Anioi'phophallus, and another is soon to follow, hut it is perhaps wiser to see the 
plants developed before saying anything of tliem. Judging from the plate in 
L’ IllKsiralion llorticole they look like gigantic arborescent specimens of Arum 
Draounculus. A spiny-leaved Hibiscus, the true H. ferox, is more like a sturdy 
Solanum or shrubby Nettle ; and what a very odd Xanthosoma is this, with a little 
attempt at a leaf, situated on the mid-rib on tho under side of the large noi'inal 
leaves. These little hooded abortions occur regularly on every leaf, and give the 
plant a very singular character. 
“ Among F erns of which there arc many new here, Asplenium niyriophyllum is one 
that will heeomo widely spread, ior its habit is exceedingly graceful and refreshing 
many as are the lovely Ferns we have seen, and its divisions are very minute. 
There is also a new seedling Gymnogramma like G. Wetenhalliana, but golden; 
Ophioglossum palmatum, an extremely rare Fern, though known to botanists for a 
century and a half; Lastrea varia, a* distinct and fine Fern; and a curious Fern 
which Mr. Bull, supposing it to be a hybrid between Pteris serrulata and P. cretica, 
calls P. serrulata cretica variegata ; it is well variegated, and larger than P. serrulata 
“ Before leaving tho stoves, however, I mu.st mention a maculated Dracmna called 
picta ; a new Cyanophyllum ; and the fine Amaryllis procera, also called Empress 
de Braxils, the flowers of which are blue ; the Golden Latania ; some new Solanums 
in tho ‘ suh-tropicaT direction — one, S. crinitum, said to produce leaves 2 to 3 feet 
across. Also the true Mangostan, and the Mustard Tree of Scripture ; and a fine 
lot of Ehodeas, striated and variegated quite differently from the common form— one 
called R. japonica aureo-marginata, is twice the size of tho old margined Rhodea, 
and quite erect and rigid. 
“ The new Auouhas arc at present one of the chief attractions here. Tho collec- 
tion is a very remarkable one, and no doubt destined to work no smalt improvement 
in our shrubberies. There are half-a-dozen well-blotched variegated varieties, 
several with the leaf, except a narrow margin of green, of a clear lemon yellow ; and 
free and excellent looking varieties without any variegation. These I am inclined 
to think will prove most valuable, especially for towns, for it is reasonable to expect 
that they should thrive where the variegated form docs ‘ pretty well.’ Of these 
