54S 
NEW PLANTS AND SHRUBS. 
Louse plant, with oblong leaves, heart shaped 
at the base, and as well as the stems covered 
with a short downy matter ; the flowers are 
convolvulus-like, an inch and a half across, of 
a clear bright blue, and growing in close cymes 
of from nine to twelve each, on stalks shorter 
than the leaves. It is a free growing slender 
greenhouse climber, of neat habit, and bearing 
very handsome flowers. It is cultivated in 
the garden of the Horticultural Society, where 
it was raised from seeds collected by Mr. 
Hartweg, near the village of Fusagasuga, in 
Bogota, in 1845. (?) 
Jasminuji nudiflordm, Linclley, (naked- 
flowered Jasmine.) — Jasminaeea?. — A pretty 
hardy (or half-hardy) deciduous species of 
jasmine, which bears large pale yellow prim- 
rose-like flowers during the winter, after the 
leaves have fallen ; the branches are angular, 
furnished with opposite leaves composed of 
three ovate leaflets, and these are succeeded 
by the flowers. It was sent to the Horticul- 
tural Society, in 1845, by Mr. Fortune, from 
China. Mr. Fortune considers it as being 
quite hardy, but as a winter flowering plant it 
will be very useful for the green-house. From 
its slender habit, its appearance is improved 
by grafting at a short distance from the ground. 
Leianthus umbellatus, Hooker, (um- 
bellate Leianthus.) — Gentianaeea?^ Gentianeas. 
— A stove shrub of erect habit, and growing 
to a large size. It has opposite lanceolate 
leaves, broadest towards the points, and often 
a foot or more in length : from the axils of 
the leaves a peduncle or flower stalk arises 
as long as the leave?, bearing a dense umbel 
of small greenish-yellow funnel-shaped flowers, I 
with very numerous projecting stamens, much 
longer than the flowers themselves ; it flowers 
in May. It is a native of Jamaica, whence 
Mr. Purdie sent it to Kew in 1843. 
Leschenaultia splendens, Hooker, 
(splendid scarlet Leschenaultia.) — Goodeni- 
aceas 5> Goodeniea?. — An exceedingly beautiful 
green-house shrub, of bushy and branching 
habit, growing from one to two feet high ; the | 
leaves are slender (heath-like) in the way of 
the other kinds in cultivation ; the flowers are 
large, shaped like L. biloba, but of a peculiarly 
rich and brilliant scarlet colour. It was sent 
from Australia by Mr. J. Drummond, to 
Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, & Co. in 1844 (?), 
and has flowered with them. Two varieties 
appear to be possessed by Messrs. Lucombe 
& Co. The one flowering in bunches, and the 
other (called var. stricta) usually bearing 
solitary flowers, and these deeper coloured, 
with narrower segments. 
Liebigia speciosa, Blume, (showy Lie- 
bigia.) — Gesneracea? § Cyrtandrese. — An erect 
growing sub-shrubby perennial, with her- 
baceous stems, requiring a cool stove, and I 
growing two feet high and upwards, with large 
opposite elliptic oblong pointed leaves, toothed 
at the margin, and downy : the flowers are 
produced several together on short stalks from 
the axils of the leaves, and are rather hidden 
by them ; they are shaped like a gesnera, 
whitish with a yellow throat, the outer part of 
the tube being of a deep violet colour. It is 
found on the banks of rivers in Java, from 
which country it was introduced in 1845, by 
Messrs. Veitch of Exeter. Like many similar 
plants, it blooms best in a greenhouse. It is 
also called Tromsdorffia speciosa. 
Lilium atrosanguineum, varieties, Li- 
liacea?, § Tulipeae. — From L. atrosanguineum, 
fertilised by L. bulbiferum, Mr. Groom has 
been successful in raising several fine hardy 
hybrid lilies, which are remarkable for their 
stiff upright habit, dwarf stature, and numerous 
brilliant coloured flowers. The following are 
some of the varieties: Emperor Alexander, 
twenty-three inches high, fine large deep 
orange flowers, with dashes of dark red-brown; 
Talisman, twenty-one inches high, flowers 
orange coloured, with dark blotches ; Ibrahim 
Pacha, twenty-one inches high, flowers crim- 
son, with blotches of dark red-brown ; Prince 
Albert, eighteen inches high, flowers deep 
crimson, with spots and dashes of dark brown; 
Rubens, eighteen inches high, flowers orange- 
red spotted ; Voltaire, fifteen inches, flowers 
orange, spotted. The flowers of all the 
varieties are large and much expanded. 
Lilium bronosartii, Maund, (Bronosart's 
Lily.) — This is a handsome hardy bulb, but is 
doubtfully distinct from L. lancifolium album: 
it was received from some continental nursery 
under the name of L. Bronosartii, and is sup- 
posed to be one of the slight varieties which 
have been honoured with a name. It grows 
erect, three or four feet high, and has lance 
shaped leaves and white flowers of great 
beauty. The varieties of L. lancifolium are 
found to be quite hardy, and are fine autumn 
flowering plants. 
Ln.iuii sansuineum, Lindley, (blood-red 
Lily.) — A very handsome dwarf half-hardy 
lily, growing from twelve to eighteen inches 
high, with numerous scattered ovate lanceolate 
leaves, and a solitary, large, erect, orange-red 
flower, speckled with black towards the base 
of the perianth. It is supposed to be a plant 
of Japanese origin, and to have been one of 
the discoveries of Siebold. It blows in May 
and June. Introduced ( ?) 
Lobelia glandulosa, Walter, (glandular 
Lobelia.) — Lobeliaeeas § Lobelea?. — A hardy 
herbaceous species, belonging to the Eapun- 
tium division of Lobelias. It is a good deal 
like the old L. syphilitica, but much less 
showy. The stem grows erect, and is some- 
what hairy ; the leaves are lanceolate, and 
