NEW PLANTS FROM CHINA. 
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them quite sufficient for the supply of a large 
establishment. Cormaek's Prince Albert, 
Warwick, , Charlton, Scimitar, New Green 
Marrow, Milford Marrow, Knight's Tall Mar- 
row, Groom's Superb Dwarf, Waite's- Queen 
of Dwarfs, and Warner's Early Emperor. 
PINGUICULA GRANDIFLORA. 
( 'Large-flowered Bultcrwort. ) 
Tins is an interesting, a scarce, and a very 
pretty British plant, with broad fleshy leaves 
at the base of the flower-stalk. The flower 
is borne singly on a tall stem, which runs on 
one side the heart of the plant, and is a 
brightish purple. Its principal habitation is 
the bogs of Ireland. It is a dwarf, scaly- 
rooted plant ; the foliage decays in winter, and 
appears again in spring : the flower-stem rises 
at the beginning of April, and it is in bloom 
in May. The only proper time to move the 
plant, is when there is nothing but the root to 
move ; for, like other similar rooted plants, 
they suffer if removed while growing. They 
require a cool, moist situation, where they may 
remain undisturbed for two or three years at 
a time, and be only parted when they become 
too thick. They are increased by offsets. 
NEW PLANTS FROM CHINA. 
The Journal of the Horticultural Society 
just published (January 1st), gives the follow- 
ing description of plants, &&, which have 
hem received from their collector in China, 
Mr. Fortune, some of which may be con- 
sidered an acquisition: — 
Abelia rupestkis. — A small spreading 
hush, with deciduous, bright green foliagi . 
The branches are very slender, covered with 
fine down, and deep reddish brown, when fully 
exposed In the sun. The leaves are opposite, 
Ovate, distantly serrated, on very short stalks, 
quite smooth except at the midrib on the 
underside, where they are closely covered with 
short hairs. The flowers are pure white, 
something like those from the honeysuckle, 
and come in pairs from the axils of leaves 
belonging to the short lateral branches. At 
the base of the ovary stand 3 very small 
bracts. The ovary itself is slender and 
downy ; surmounted by a calyx of 5 obovate 
ciliated sepals, which are slightly stained rose- 
colour, and rather membranous. The corolla 
when expanded is half an inch long, funnel- 
shaped, downy, with a spreading border of 5 
convex ovate blunt equal lobes, beyond whose 
tube extend 4 smooth filaments. 
The plant is distinguishable from Abelia 
chinensis of Brown, by its want of involucre, 
smooth leaves, and not trichotomous flowers ; 
and from the Abelia serrata of Zuccarini and 
Siehold, by its 5-leaved calyx. It has hitherto 
been treated as a greenhouse plant, but will 
probably prove hardy enough to stand out of 
doors in mild winters. The soil which appears 
most suitable is rough sandy loam, mixed with 
a little peat. Being of free growth, an ample 
supply of water is necessary during the sum- 
mer season. In winter nothing different from 
the general treatment of greenhouse plants is 
required. It is propagated from cuttings of 
young wood, in the usual way. From its 
being sweet-scented, and the length of time it 
remains in flower, this will be of considerable 
importance as a greenhouse plant ; and, should 
it prove hardy, it will doubtless be a good 
addition to the shrubbery in consequence of 
its flowering in autumn. — Received, from Mr. 
Fortune, June 20th, 1844, as a fine dwarf 
shrub, found amongst rocks on the Chamoo 
Hills. 
Weigela rosea. — " A shrub like a Phil- 
adelphus ; old stems whitish, smooth ; young 
ones green, slightly winged ; wings alternat- 
ing with the leaves and covered with hairs ; 
leaves opposite, nearly sessile, elliptical, 1| 
inch wide, 3 inches long, serrated above, 
nearly smooth below, on the midrib and veins 
hairy ; flowers axillary and terminal, 3 or 4 
springing from each axil or end of the shoot, 
rose-colour ; peduncles short with green short 
thread-like bracts at the base ; calyx cleft 
into 5 unequal segments, 3 above and 2 below, 
2-lipped, smooth, light green ; corolla mono- 
petalous, tubular ; mouth reflcxed and cleft 
into 5 equal segments, smooth ; stamens 5, 
shorter than corolla, and inserted or growing 
to its sides; smooth above, but hairy from the 
point of union to the base of the corolla ; 
style 1 ; stigma capitate, a little longer than 
the stamens ; germen inferior, rather more 
than an inch long, nearly sessile, and having 
the appearam I' part of the peduncle of the 
flower." Such is Mr. Fortune's description 
