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often fragrant flowers, which always grow from the extremity of the reed 
among the large plaited grassy leaves.” 
Brassia Lawrenceana (t. 18). A very beautiful species from Brazil, 
with large, bright yellow, sweet-scented flowers. 
All these plants are new. 
Paxton’s Magazine of Botany contains— 
Batatas bonariensis. This is a very beautiful drawing of a fine Ipomoea, 
which is now made one of the new genus Batatas, and which was before 
figured in Bot. Mag. t. 3665. There is a mistake respecting the year of 
its introduction, as it was first sent from Buenos Ayres in 1829, and 
not 1839. 
Callistachys longifolia. A new and very handsome species of Calli- 
i ichys from the Swan River, which flowered with Messrs. Rollison, at 
Tooting, and has the wings and peel reddish, and the standard yellow. 
Hardenbergia Comptonia. A very handsome species, figured before 
in Bot. Reg. t. 298. 
Portulacea TJiellusonii. A very handsome half-hardy annual, already 
figured in the Bot. Reg. for 1840, t. 31. 
Only one of these plants is new, viz. Callistachys longifolia. 
The Botanist contains— 
Eutkales macrophglla. No. 209. Already noticed as figured in Bot. 
Reg. t. 1, for the present year. (See p. 58.) 
Paxtonia rosea. No. 210. A very handsome orchideous plant, before 
figured in Bot. Reg. for 1838, t. 60. 
Lotas albidus. No. 211. An Australian species introduced in 1822, 
and figured in Lodd. Bot. Cab. t. 1063. 
Hibiscus Telfairce. No. 212. Raised at Bury Hill, in 1825, from 
seeds sent from the Mauritius by Mr. Telfair. 
The Hibiscus is the only one of these plants that has not been figured 
before. 
The Botanic Garden contains— 
Pentstemon barbatum , var. Mexicanum. No. 777* -A. very handsome 
variety of a well-known plant, formerly called Chelone barbata. The 
variety is much taller than the species; and it has larger flowers, which are 
brick-red, streaked inside, and with a yellow fringe. It was introduced 
in 1838, and has not been figured before. 
Scutellaria Japonica. No. 778. This handsome species, though intro¬ 
duced in 1828, has never before been figured. 
