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Art. XXVII.— List of Rare Plants winch have Flowered in 
the Royal Botanic Garden at Edinburgh , during the last 
Three Months . Communicated by Dr Graham, Regius Pro- 
fessor of Botany in the University of Edinburgh. 
Ammobium aiatum. 
Cactus Melocactus. 
— nobilis. 
Carica Papaya. 
Cereus grandiflorus. 
Chry sophy Hum Cainito. 
Combretum purpureum. 
Fuchsia decussata. 
The figure in the Botanical Maga- 
zine was taken from the first spe- 
cimen which flowered in the Gar- 
den, and unfortunately, as this was 
less vigorous than others which 
have blossomed since, a very im- 
perfect idea of the beauty of the 
species is given. In the last num- 
ber of the Philosophical Journal, a 
hope was expressed that it would 
be found to rival Fuchsia coccinea: 
it now appears that it exceeds it 
far in splendor, the flowers and pe- 
dicel being 5 inches long, of a much 
more brilliant colour, the plant as 
free in flowering, and apparently as 
hardy. The leaves are of a more 
lively green, though perhaps their 
shape is scarcely so handsome. 
Geranium Wallichianum. 
Hibiscus speciosus. 
Hippeastrum pulverulent um. 
Brought from Ilio Janeiro by Cap- 
tain Graham in 1822. 
Hyperanthera Moringa. 
Jasminum revolutum. 
In full flower now in the open air, 
and rising to the top of a wall 14 
feet high. 
Jatropha multifida. 
Justicia spinosa. 
Lobelia coronopifolia. 
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Nuttalia diversifolia. 
Oxyanthus speciosus. 
Paederota Ageria. 
Philydrum lanuginosum. 
Pistacia Terebinthus. 
Potentilla splendens. 
Don , Flor. Nepal, ined. 
Psidium Cattleianum (Purple- 
fruited Guava ). 
Now beai*ing abundance of high fla- 
voured fruit. It does not seem 
extravagant to expect, that this 
tree may come into cultivation, to 
add another luxury to the dessert. 
The fruit is not only very abun- 
dant and very rich, but in very 
various degrees of maturity upon 
the tree at the same time. 
Reaumuria hypericoides. 
Rondel etia hirta. 
Roscoea purpurea. 
Plant procured from Lady Liston, 
who raised it from seed brought 
from Nepaul by Dr Govan in 1822. 
Saxifraga caespitosa. 
Plants brought home by Dr Fisher 
from Captain Parry’s 2d voyage. 
Schizanthus porrigens. 
In full flower now (August) in the 
open border. This species may be 
distinguished from S.pinnatus even 
in the seed-bed, by the seminal 
leaves being much shorter, as first 
remarked by Mr Macnab this 
spring. One plant in the green- 
house has already reached the 
height of five feet, though only 
beginning to come into flower. 
Thalia dealbata. 
Thysanotus junceus. 
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