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NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 
Ruhssia estebanensis, Karsten. St. Esteban Ruhssia ( Ann. de Gand., v., 382).—Nat. Ord., Asclepiadacese § 
Stapelieae.—A stove climbing undershrub, with large opposite leaves, which are elliptic, glaucous, and farinaceous 
below. The flowers are umbellate, the umbels many-flowered; the pedicels double the length of the flowers; the 
corolla rotate with a plane five-parted limb, ciliated at the margins ; colour not stated. From Venezuela, near St. 
Esteban. Introduced to Berlin in 1848. Flowers ? 
Acacia macradenia, Bentham. Large-glanded Wattle ( Paxt. FI. Gard ., i., 57).—Nat. Ord., Fabaceee § Mi- 
moseas.—A fine greenhouse shrub, ten or twelve feet high, with sabre-shaped leathery phyllodia eight or nine 
inches long, bending downwards from the flexuose branches. The inflorescence is racemose in the axils of the 
phyRodes; the racemes numerous, short, zigzag, bearing about half a dozen round heads of yellow flowers, “ often 
forming an entangled mass of branches.” From New Holland. Introduced, by Mr. Drummond, in 1847. Flowers 
in March. 
Fuchsia nigricans, Linden. Dark petaRed Fuchsia ( Fiore des Sevres , t. 481).—Nat. Ord., Onagracese \ 
Fuchsese.—A pretty greenhouse shrub, nearly aRied to F. triphyfla. It has ovate-acuminate leaves, usuaRy 
placed in whorls of three, but sometimes opposite ; from these grow the axillary pendulous flowers, forming leafy 
panicles towards the ends of the young branches ; the calyx is rose-coloured, downy inside, the petals lance-shaped, 
acute, flat, and dark violet colour. From Central America: in damp shady ravines on the mountains, at from 
6000 to 8000 feet elevation. Introduced to Continental gardens, by Mr. Linden, in 1847. Flowers from May to 
November. 
Spathodea speciosa, Brongniart. Showy Spathodea {Ann. de Gand ., t. 260).—Nat. Ord., Bignoniaceae.— 
Syn., Spathodea fraxinifoRa, of gardens .—Avery showy arborescent stove plant, flowering occasionally when about 
four feet high. The plant is glabrous, with ternate impari-pinnate leaves, consisting of four'to six pairs of oblong 
lanceolate acuminate leaflets, toothed throughout, and shining on both surfaces. The flowers grow in dense 
many-flowered terminal thyrses, the corolla being large, somewhat funnel-shaped, with a two-lipped Rmb of five 
sub-equal lobes ; the flowers are whitish, densely marked with red dots, disposed in somewhat regular Hues from 
the border inwards. Native country unknown. It flowered in the spring of 1849, in the Botanic Garden at Ghent; 
the plants having been received some years previously from England. 
Calceolaria Pavonii, Bentliam. Pavon’s Slipper-wort {Bot. Mag., t. 4525).—Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacese § 
Antirrhinideae.—Syn., C. perfoliata, Ruiz and Pavon , not of Linnaeus .—A strong growing and showy herbaceous 
greenhouse perennial, adapted for the flower-garden in summer. It grows two feet or more high, and is much 
branched, the stems hairy; the leaves rather large, often more than a span long, opposite and perfoHate with the 
broadly winged base of the petiole, the blade ovate, acute, truncate or cordate at the base, the margin doubly 
toothed, often lobed. The flowers grow in ample panicles, and are large, deep yellow, the upper Rp indexed, the 
lower almost orbicular, large, and folded against the upper; the coroRa is spotted with red on the inside. From 
the Andes of Peru. Introduced in 1848. Flowers aR summer. Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., of Exeter. 
Arbutus xalapensis, FLumboldt, Bonpland, and Kunth. Xalapan Strawberry tree ( Journ. LLort. Soc., v., 192). 
—Nat. Ord., Ericaceae § Ericeae.—An evergreen shrub, requiring protection in winter, and “by no means orna¬ 
mental.” The branches, as weRas the stalks and imdersides of the leaves, are downy ; the leaves are oblong, 
flat, long-stalked, entire or very slightly serrate, with a hard reddish border; the flowers form close terminal 
pyramidal panicles, and are dufl reddish white, egg-shaped, flattened at the base, and with a smafl orifice at the 
apex. From Mexico : mountain of Anganguco. Introduced in 1846, by Mr Hartweg. Flowers in Apiil. Hor¬ 
ticultural Society of London. 
Hedychium chrysoleucum, Hooker. Gold and white Garland-flower {Bot. Mag., t. 4516).—Nat. Ord., Zingi- 
beraceae,—A very handsome stove perennial herb, growing five feet high, the leaves a foot long, oblong lance¬ 
shaped, and sharply drawn out to a point, shining on both sides, and sub-distichous in their,, arrangement. The 
flowers are numerous, in a short bracteated spike ; they are large, pure white, with a bright orange-yellow blotch 
on the inner series of the segments of the perianth, the anther and filament being very deep orange; they are deli¬ 
ciously scented. The outer series of the perianth consists of three linear segments, the inner series of a roundish 
deeply bifid central division, and two lateral segments of an oblong-ovate form. From India, Introduced “ long” 
before 1850. Flowers in autumn. Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. 
Lagetta lintearia, Lamarck. Jamaica Lace Bark {Bot. Mag., t. 4502).—Nat. Ord., Thymelaceae.—Syn., 
Daphne Lagetto, Sivartz .—A small tree requiring stove temperature, interesting from the lace-like appearance of 
the inner bark of its stem, when separated into distinct layers. The leaves are cordate-ovate, acute, glossy. The 
flowers grow in short spikes, terminating the principal or lateral branches; they are pure white, or greenish white 
in the bud, pitcher-shaped, fleshy and four-toothed. From Jamaica. Introduced about 1844. Flowers in sum¬ 
mer and autumn. Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. 
Clematis graveolens, Bindley. Heavy-scented Traveller’s Joy {Bot. Mag., t. 4495).—Nat. Ord., Ranun- 
culaceae § Clematidae.—A very elegant slender cRrnber, quite hardy against a wafl. It grows about six feet high, 
with smooth, slender, obtusely angled branches, bearing opposite leaves, which are variously formed—twice or 
thrice ternate, the leaflets ovate-lanceolate, one or two lobed. The flowers grow on long slender peduncles, and 
are of a creamy yellow or pale yellowish green, the buds drooping; the flowers consist of four ovate, spreading, 
thickish sepals, silky on the inside. From Chinese Tartary, and the Snowy Passes of the Western Himalaya, at 
12,000 feet elevation. Introduced in 1844. Flowers in the summer. Horticultural Society of London. 
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