NORDMAN'NIA CORDIFO'LIA. 
HEART-LEAVED NORDMANNIA. 
Class. Order. 
TETRANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
thyjielacea;. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
China. 
10 inches. 
March. 
Perennial. 
in 1846. 
No. 1130. 
A plant of recent introduction to this country, 
having been first published by Fischer and Meyer, 
and named, we presume, in compliment to one of 
their friends. 
This pretty plant is a native of China, and its 
curious twisted petals, standing out, at almost right 
angles, from its conical cluster of stamens, reminds 
us of some of the whimsical architectural ornaments 
indulged in by the inhabitants of its own country. 
We cannot, however, accuse the Chinese of in- 
tentionally founding their taste on too strict an 
adherence to the beauties displayed in natural pro- 
ductions. They love extravagant embellishment ; 
but, to do them justice, it should be observed, that 
there is no difficulty in referring the general fea- 
tures of their splendid pagodas to the fir tribe. 
Some varieties of the Spruce Fir, the Larch, and 
others, it may readily be supposed, had originally 
an influence on their architectural taste. 
The Nordmannia cordifolia, for which we are in- 
debted to the Messrs. Pope, of Handsworth, is con- 
sidered by them as a good forcing plant ; and hardy 
enough for culture in a dry sheltered border. 
