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NEW TLANTS IN THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY S GARDE: . 
with stalked cordate acuminate leaves, which 
are bordered with small crenatures, and are 
sometimes extended on one side into a lobe. 
The flowers are as large as those of A. striatum, 
erect, straw-coloured, and in twos or threes at 
the end of the branches. They are succeeded 
by ribbed, wrinkled, coarsely hairy seed- 
vessels. It is easily propagated by cuttings 
or seeds, and grows well in any common 
garden soil. Such treatment as is generally 
given to the Hibiscus tribe suits it perfectly. 
As an ornamental plant it is not of much value, 
for it will not prove hardy, and the flowers 
are not showy enough for the green-house. — 
Sent by Dr. Lippold from the Rio Doce, and 
presented to the Society by Sir P. de Malpas 
Grey Egerton, Bart. M.P. 
Adamia versicolor, (various coloured 
Adamia.) — A fine bush, with much the appear- 
ance of Hydrangea japonica, so far as the 
foliage is concerned. The flowers, however, 
are quite different. They form a pyramidal 
panicle nearly a foot in diameter, and, when 
expanded, are of the most brilliant violet blue ; 
when in bud they are at first white, but gra- 
dually change to purple and violet, until their 
full expansion, when they measure nearly an 
inch in diameter. The petals are seven or 
occasionally six in number, and form a seven 
or six-pointed star. In many respects the 
species agrees with Adamia cyanea, but its 
leaves and flowers are much larger, and it has 
twenty stamens, not ten. It is easily grown 
in any good soil, and requires such treat- 
ment as is generally given to Hydrangeas 
and similar plants, but it will be less hardy 
than they are, and will consequently require 
the protection of the green -house. It is 
readily increased by cuttings treated in the 
usual manner. The habit of this plant is good, 
and the fine large panicle of blue flowers which 
it bears gives it a very ornamental appearance. 
Moreover, if it should fruit in this country, its 
fine blue berries will be as pretty as the flowers. 
— Mountains of Homj Konq, Mr. Fortune, 
July, 1844. 
Atropa acuminata, (pointed-leaved Atropa.) 
— This plant is very much like our European 
A. Belladonna; but its leaves are firmer, 
narrower, and very much tapered to the 
point ; and the flowers are a pale dull yellow, 
without a trace of the chocolate colour so 
characteristic of the European Belladonna. 
The berries are not distinguishable. It is a 
hardy perennial, growing freely in any common 
garden soil, and easily increased either by seeds, 
or by dividing the old roots when in a dormant 
state. It grows about four feet in height, and 
flowers in June ami July. It is only valuable 
as a distinct kind of Deadly Nightshade, with 
yellow flowers. — Received from Capt. Wm. 
Munro in April, 1845, and said to have been 
collected in Chinese Tartary, at an elevation 
of\ 2,000 feet. 
Clematis graveolens, (strong-scented Vir- 
gin's bower.) — A small slender climbing spe- 
cies, perfectly destitute of hairiness, except on 
the calyx and fruit. Leaves with very small 
ovate, three-lobed leaflets, and long straggling 
footstalks. The flowers are solitary, at or 
near the extremity of the branches, pale 
yellow, rather pretty, but emitting a heavy 
smell, which is more disagreeable than plea- 
sant. It is a hardy climber, very neat, and 
well worth cultivating. It grows freely in 
any good loamy soil, and is easily increased 
by cuttings. The seed was only sown on the 
17 th of May, 1845, and the plant was in flower 
by the end of July, 1846. — Raised from seeds 
presented to the Society by the Honourable 
Court of Directors of the E. I. Company, 
and collected by Capt. Wm. Munro in 
Chinese Tartary and the Snorvy Passes, at 
an elevation of 12,000 feet, in October, 
1844. 
Fuchsia tetradactyla, ( four - fingered 
Fuchsia.) — A slender downy plant about two 
feet high, with very soft branches of a dull 
crimson colour. The leaves are opposite, 
about two inches and a half long, half of 
which belongs to their stalks, obovate-oblong, 
obtuse, a little blistered in consequence of 
their lateral veins being much sunken. The 
flowers, which are small, and deep rose colour, 
grow singly in the axils of the leaves. The 
calyx is half an inch long ; the petals much 
shorter and paler than the lobes of the calyx, 
flat, blunt ; and the stamens much shorter 
than the petals ; the st)de longer than all, 
with a large star-shaped stigma divided into 
four fleshy finger-like rays. It is nearly allied 
to F. thymifolia and cylindrica. It appears to 
be a green-house plant. As yet it has been 
grown in sandy peat, but there is reason to 
believe that it will succeed under the same 
treatment as those numerous hybrids which 
are to be seen during the summer in ever}' 
green-house. Like F. fulgens, it has a large 
fleshy root, so that in autumn it may be stowed 
away in any corner, where it may be kept 
comparatively dry and free from frost till 
spring. Its flowers are, however, too small 
to render it interesting to any except botan- 
ists. — Guatemala ; G. U. Skinner, Esq., 
April 4, 1846. 
Jacquemontia canescens, (hoary Jacque- 
montia.) — A perennial twining plant, with the 
stems and leaves closely covered with a short 
down, which is brown and white, and by no 
means justifies the name of canescens given 
the species by M. Kunth. The leaves are 
about two inches long, of a firm texture, con- 
cave, heart-shaped at the base, with an oblong 
outline which is rather wavj'. The flowers 
