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NEW PLANTS AND SHRUBS. 
is the same plant as Stenomesson coccineum. 
Natural order, Amaryllidaceae. 
Spiraea Douglasii, Hooker. (Mr. Douglas's 
Spiraea). — A beautiful hardy deciduous shrub, 
with elliptic, oblong leaves, and densely 
crowded, branched panicles of small, deep, 
pinkish lilac flowers. They bloom from July 
till October. Figured in Paxton's Magazine, 
p. 195. Natural order, Rosacea?. 
Spir^a Lindleyana, Wallich. (Dr. Lind- 
ley's Spirasa). — This is a very handsome hardy 
shrub — much resembling 8p. sorbifolia. Like 
that species, it has large pinnate leaves, with 
from five to eight pairs of leaflets, and a larger 
terminal one ; and the flowers, of a light colour 
(pinkish lilac), are produced profusely on 
large branching panicles. It is a handsome 
plant, flowering from June till September, and 
is nearly, or quite hardy, having stood three 
winters unprotected in the Horticultural So- 
ciety's garden at Chiswick ; the past severe 
winter (1844-5) however, killed it to the 
ground, but it again sprung up from the root. 
It is a native of the Himalayas. Figured in 
the Botanical Register, 1845, t. 33. 
Stapelia cactiformis, Hooker. (The cac- 
tus-like Stapelia). — This curious-looking plant 
has been received from Little Namaqua land, 
and has flowered in the Kew Botanic Garden. 
In the present instance, the plant resembles a 
dwarf Mammillaria, being about sis inches 
high, and two broad ; and externally mammil- 
late (formed like teats). The flowers are small, 
and nearly sessile (without stalks), produced 
several together at the top or crown of the 
plant : they are composed of five triangular 
segments, forming a little star ; the colour is 
palish yellow, with numerous transverse marks, 
or bands, of a bright red colour. It bloomed in 
August 1844. Natural order, Asclepiadacese. 
Statice Fortunii, Lindley. (Mr. Fortune's 
Sea-Lavender). — Among the plants sent from 
China by Mr. Fortune, collected for the Hor- 
ticultural Society, is a yellow flowered, herba- 
ceous, perennial Statice. It grows with a tuft 
of spathulate leaves, and rises about two feet, 
with a straggling panicle, bearing small yellow 
flowers, protruding from the whitish calices. 
Mr. Fortune describes it as growing in the 
sand, near the sea coast, and not growing more 
than a foot in height, with numerous flowers. 
Probably it requires to be grown less freely. 
It has bloomed from July till October. It is a 
frame plant, and probably might begrown in salt 
marsh soil. Figured in the Botanical Register, 
1845, t. 63. Natural order, Plumbaginaceae. 
Statice macrophylla, Spre??^. (The large- 
leaved Sea-Lavender). — A splendid shrubby 
green-house plant, with broad obovate-spathu- 
late leaves, closely seated on the stem, and 
bearing a large branching panicle of rich 
violet flowers, with white corollas. It grows 
three or four feet high, in the way of Statice 
arborea, flowering in May and June, and con- 
tinuing a long time (several months) in flower. 
It grows in sandy loam and peat, and requires 
a warm green-house temperature. Supposed 
to be from the Canaries. Not new. Figured 
in the Botanical Register, 1845, t. 7. 
Syringa emodi, Wallich. (The Himalayan 
Lilac). — This is also received among Hima- 
layan seeds, under the name of S. indica. 
Great expectations were raised respecting it ; 
but it appears to be inferior to our more com- 
monly cultivated Lilacs. It has very large, 
broad, oval leaves, warted branches, and pani- 
cles of small white flowers, the narrow petals 
of which have uniformly a hook at the apex. 
It has not the agreeable scent of other Lilacs, 
but rather a heavy unpleasant smell, resem- 
bling that of the Privet. It attains from three 
to five feet in height ; and grows freely in any 
common soil. Figured in the Botanical Re- 
gister, 1845, t. 6. Natural order, Oleaceaa. 
Tacsonia mollissima, Humboldt. (The 
downy-leaved Tacsonia). — A strong growing 
greenhouse or half-hardy climbing plant, allied 
to Passiflora. It has downy three-lobed leaves, 
and deep pink flowers, which bloom all 
through the autumn. It is from New Granada. 
Figured in the Botanical Magazine, t. 4187. 
Natural order, Passifloraceoe. 
Tasjiannia aromatica, R. Brown. (The 
aromatic Tasmannia). — An evergreen green- 
house shrubby plant, from Van Dienien's land, 
allied to the Brimys Winteri, or aromatic 
Winter's bark. It has thick oblong leaves, 
alternate on the branches, which are termi- 
nated by clusters of numerous small whitish 
star-shaped flowers. The appearance of the 
plant without flowers is something like that of 
a small weak Rhododendron ; the branches 
are of a dull purple colour. It is a green- 
house shrub, flowering in April, and growing 
freely in sandy loam and peat, and only re- 
quiring to be kept free from frost. Not new. 
Figured in the Botanical Register, 1845, t. 
43. Natural order, Magnoliaceaa. 
Tetratheca hirstjta, Lindley. (The hairy 
Tetratheca). — This has been, and is still 
cultivated under the name of Tremandra 
Hugelii. It is a very pretty green-house 
shrub, bearing a profusion of gay pink starry 
blossoms. The flowers are produced from the 
axils of the leaves, which are small, oblong, 
and hairy. The whole plant is hairy. Figured 
in the Botanical Register, 1844, t. 67. It is 
a native of the Swan River. Natural order, 
Tremandracese. 
TROPiEOLiiM Brickwoodii, of gardens. 
(Brickwood's Tropasolum). — Under this name 
a variety of T. brachyceras, inferior to that 
