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ARTICLE IX.—NEW AND RARE PLANTS, 
FIGURED IN THE PERIODICALS FOR MARCH. 
CLASS I.—PLANTS HAVING TWO COTYLEDONES. 
CAMELLIEjE. 
Camellia Japonica Fordil .—This splendid variety was commu¬ 
nicated to us by Messrs. Lucomb Price and Co., Nurserymen, Exe-, 
ter, by whose relative the late Mr. Win. Ford, (a well known and 
most successful cultivator of Camellias,) it was raised from seed ; and 
out of respect to whose memory Messrs. L. P. & Co. have very pro¬ 
perly named it. It is undoubtedly one of the most perfectly formed 
Camellias that has hitherto been produced. Nothing can exceed the 
regularity and symmetry of its petals, and the exquisite tint of its 
delicate rose coloured flowers; the foliage is remarkably fine, and the 
style of growth is good. It is highly pleasing thus to find our native 
varieties, rivalling any of those imported from China .—Paxtons 
Mag. of Bot. 
COMPOSITE 
Bellium crassifolium. Thick-leaved Lesser Daisv.—This 
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pretty little D-aisy is a native of Sardinia, where it was discovered by 
Lignor Moris, Director of the Royal Botanic Garden at Turin, who 
gave it the name. It was introduced to our Collections in 1832. 
The plant is well suited to ornament rock-work, being quite hardy, 
and fond of a dry situation. It is easily increased by cuttings and 
seeds.— Brit. FI. Gard. 278.—Flowers are white with a yellow disk. 
ACANTHACEjE. 
Ruellia elegans. Neat Blue-flowered/ Ruellia. This very 
pretty species of Ruellia, is cultivated in the stove of the Glasgow 
Botanic Garden, having been raised from seeds sent from the East 
Indies. Its bright blue blossoms continue during great part of the 
summer, and render it an acceptable plant to our collections.— Bot. 
Mag. 3389, 
CLASS II.—PLANTS WITH ONLY ONE COTYLEDON. 
ORCHIDE.E. 
Catasetum purum. Spotless Catasitum. This is one of the 
best characterized of all the Cataseta; and although introduced to the 
Liverpool Botanic Garden more than eight years ago, it appears to 
be still a rarity in our collections. It is a native of Brazil, whence 
it was imported by Charles Horsfall, Esq.— Bot. Mag. 3388. 
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