NEW PLANTS AND SHRUBS. 
the leaves (in wild specimens they are in a 
close spike) ; they are deep violet coloured. 
It was sent hy Mr. Fortune, in 1844, from 
Hong Kong, as a herbaceous plant, growing 
on hill sides and near streams. It multiplies 
easily from cuttings. Though treated as a 
stove plant, it will probably prove hardy 
enough to stand in a green-house. 
Rhododendron hyacinthiflorum, of 
gardens, (hyacinth - flowered Rose-bay.) — 
Ericaceaj § Rhododendreae. — A handsome 
evergreen hardy shrub, with double or at 
least semi-double flowers, of small size, and of 
a purplish colour. It is a very interesting 
looking plant. Mr. Waterer imported it from 
the continent a few years since. 
Rhododendron robustum, Loddiges, 
(robust Rose-bay.) — A fine hardy shrub; with 
magnificent foliage, but which does not appear 
to have flowered in this country. It is pro- 
bably very near R. campanulatum, if not one 
of its varieties. It is from the Himalayan 
mountains, and was raised by the Messrs. 
Loddiges, of Hackney. 
Rhyncospermum jasminoides, Lindley, 
(jasmine-like Rhyncospermum.) — Apocy- 
nacea? § Wrighteaa. — A slender evergreen 
climbing shrub, rooting like ivy along the 
branches where they touch a damp surface. 
It contains a milky fluid. The leaves are 
oval and opposite ; the flowers white and deli- 
riously sweet-scented : they grow in irregular 
corymbs. It does best in an intermediate 
temperature, between that of a stove and 
greenhouse. It was collected at Shanghae, 
by Mr. Fortune, and was introduced in 1844. 
Sarcostemma campanulatum, Lindley, 
(bell-shaped Sarcostem.) — Asclepiadaceas. — 
A pretty greenhouse climber, of a shrubby 
nature, with broad heart-shaped leaves, and 
loose bunches of flowers from the axils ; the 
flowers are broad, bell shaped, greenish yellow, 
marked inside with purple, and are freely pro- 
duced in the autumn. Probably a native of 
Peru, and introduced in 1845 ; it is cultivated 
by Messrs Veitch. 
Saxifraga thysanodes, Lindley, (coarse- 
fringed Indian Saxifrage.) — Saxifragaceas. — 
A robust hardy perennial, growing six or 
eight inches in height, with a tuft of broad 
obovate coarsely fringed leaves, from among 
which issues the scape, bearing a small raceme 
of rather large white flowers, in the month of 
April. It is a native of northern India, whence 
it was received by the Horticultural Society 
in 1845. It is near the well-known cultivated 
S. ligulata. 
Sedum kamtchaticum, Fischer, (Kamt- 
schatka Stone-crop.) — Crassulacese^Crassulea?. 
— A pretty hardy herbaceous perennial, suit- 
able for rock-work. It has small obovate 
leaves, and bears bright yellow flowers from 
June to August. Said to have been collected 
by Dr. Schrenk, on the Chinese limits of the 
south of Soongaria. It has been but recently 
introduced. 
Silene Schafta, Gmelin, (The Schafta.) 
Caryophyllaceas § Silenere. — A beautiful little 
procumbent herbaceous perennial, quite hardy, 
and exceedingly well adapted for rock-work. 
It produces many spreading slender stems, 
forming a compact tuft, with small oval leaves, 
and pretty purple-rose flowers, which are 
freely produced from June to October. It is 
a pretty alpine plant, and desirable from con- 
tinuing so long in flower. It inhabits rocks 
on Mount Keridach, in the Russian province 
of Talysch. Introduced in 1844. (?) 
Stachytarpheta aristata, Void, (aris- 
tate Bastard-vervain.) — Verbenaceaa. — A suf- 
fruticose plant, with herbaceous stems, and 
opposite ovate acute serrated leaves. The 
branches terminate in a very long spike, with 
densely imbricated orbicular ovate bracteas, 
terminating in a long subulate point ; the 
flowers have a curved tube, and a deep 
blackish purple limb, of five rounded lobes ; 
they continue to open in succession through- 
out the length of the spike. It was introduced 
from Santa Martha, in 1845, and flowers in 
October. 
Stenanthtum frigidum, Kunth, (frigid 
Stenanthium.) — Melanthaceas § Veratreae. — 
A hardy perennial, with a leafy stem, three feet 
high, grass-like leaves, and dull blackish purple 
flowers, growing in drooping panicled leafy 
racemes, at the top of the stem, and bloom- 
ing in June and July. Received by the 
Horticultural Society, in February, 1846, 
from Mr. Hartweg, who found it at an eleva- 
tion of 10,000 feet, on the mountains of El 
Guardo. It has no other interest than its 
poisonous qualities, being supposed to furnish 
a part of the venomous Sabadilla seeds of 
commerce, from which Yeratria is prepared. 
It bears also the name of Veratrum frigidum. 
It requires to be grown in peat soil, in rather 
a moist situation in summer. 
Stigmaphyllon mucronatum, A. de Jus- 
sieu, (mucronate-leaved Stigmaphyllon.) — 
Malpighiaceas § Banisterea?. — A twining 
greenhouse plant, with thick fleshy roots, and 
opposite ovate oblong leaves, terminated by a 
small point ; the flowers grow in small clus- 
ters, and are of a rich canary yellow colour, 
rather larger than a shilling, with spoon- 
shaped petals delicately fringed and wrinkled. 
It requires the ordinary treatment of green- 
house climbers, being of free growth ; but 
having a fleshy root it must not be over- 
watered when not growing. Native of 
Mexico. It is sometimes called Banisteria 
mucronata. 
Tetranthera japonica, Sprengel, (Japan 
