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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[September, 
KEGISTER OF NOVELTIES. 
NEW PLANTS. 
Billbeegia Sandeeiana, Morren {La Belg. 
Hort., 1884, t. 1—2).—A brilliant acquisition to the 
showy genus of Bromeliads, it has long coriaceous 
strongly spinose leaves, and nodding scapes, bearing 
a lax elongate panicle of handsome dowsers several 
together in the axils of rosy-pink bracts, the indi¬ 
vidual flowers two and a half inches long, with a 
greyish-green calyx tipped with blue, and a much 
extended corolla which is green below, yellow above, 
and heavily tipped with deep blue; the panicle being 
large and abundant flowered is very showy. It is a 
native of Brazil on the Serra de Novo Eriburgo, in 
the province of Bio de Janeiro, and is one of the 
discoveries of Mr. A. Glaziou; P. Sander. 
Phyllocalyx eddlis, Andre {Revue Sort., 1884, 
348, with tab.).—A very interesting Myrtaceous 
shrub, with distichous oval or oboval-oblong cori¬ 
aceous acuminate leaves, shortly stalked ; the flowers 
are axillary or lateral, solitary, wdth four oblong 
foliaceous sepals, four perigynous petals, and numer¬ 
ous stamens. They are succeeded by oblong yellow 
fruits an inch and a half long, with about five 
strongly marked ribs and abundant fleshy pulp 
soft at maturity, with an acid vinous flavour on 
first ripening, pxhaling a strong penetrating odour 
of pine-apple, and a fine aromatic taste. AYhen fully 
matured it is much more than a curiosity, it is a 
very agreeable dessert fruit. It is not only a fruit¬ 
bearing but an ornamental tree, and may be made to 
fruit in the shape of a small tree grown in a pot. 
Brazil; Bio de Janeiro; French Gardens. 
Salvia discolor, Kunth {Rot. Mag., t. 6772).— 
A remarkable species of Salvia lately brought into 
notice under the name of S. nigricans in allusion to 
its very dark purple flowers. It is a shrubby plant 
clothed with white tomentum, with petiolate ovate- 
oblong leaves green above and white beneath, terminal 
and whorled racemes of numerous flowers having 
the calyx cano-tomentose, and the flowers of a deep 
violet, the upper lip entire and the lower bifid. It 
is a distinct and striking plant for the greenhouse. 
Peru; II. Cannell & Sons. 
Yucca Whipplei violacea, Andre {Revue 
Sorticole, 1884, 324, with tab.)—The ordinary form 
of this Yucca has the flowers white, as in the 
majority of the species. In the present variety 
which was grown in Jardin d’Acclimatation at 
Hyeres, the flowers which are whitish towards the 
base have the upper portion of each petal of a deep 
purple violet. The flowers are large and numerous, 
and the plant must be regarded as one of great 
beauty; the anthers are purple; French gardens. 
NEW FLOWEBS. 
Begonia Ruhm von JErfurt. —A double-flowered 
variety of the tuberous-rooted section, of a sturdy 
dwarf habit of growth and very free of bloom; 
the flowers fully double, of good form, and a vivid 
scarlet colour; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., July 22. 
Madame Arnoult, of the same section and double- 
flowered, dwarf compact habit, and very free ; 
colour clear salmon-rose, large, full, and weli-formed 
flowers; extra fine ; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., 
August 12; H. Cannell & Sons. 
Campanula turlinata pelviformis. —A new va¬ 
riety, in which the flowers are almost flat instead 
of being cup-shaped, the colour pale lavender, very 
soft and pleasing; a good grower, dwarf, compact 
and very free; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., July 22; 
Paul & Son. 
Clematis coccinea. — This comparatively new 
introduction was on the present occasion produced 
in much better form than we have ever seen it 
before; the flowers were twice the size of those usually 
seen, and the colour very much brighter, being of a 
vivid crimson red. This fine variety had been 
growing in the open air at the Coombe M^ood Nur¬ 
series, and its fine character may perhaps have re¬ 
sulted from its having been a seedling variety, though 
good cultivation may have had something to do 
with its development; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., 
July 22 ; Veitch & Sons. 
Coleus Countess of Dudley. —A handsome variety, 
quite distinct from the many forms found in gardens; 
the large broad leaves are creamy white, veined and 
edged with bright green; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., 
August 12 ; J. King. 
Gladiolus hybridus Lafayette. —A fine and dis¬ 
tinct hybrid form obtained by crossing G. purpureo- 
auratus with varieties of the gandavensis section. 
The flowers are larger than we have seen in any 
previous hybrid; the upper sepals are fawn-coloured, 
the lower three being blotched with crimson; Ist- 
class Certificate B.H.S., July 22 ; Veitch & Sons. 
Lady Carrington, a beautiful variety, one of many 
raised at Langport; the spike long, the flower large, 
handsomely formed, and of a beautiful rose-pink 
colour ; a very fine variety for exhibition purposes ; 
Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., August 12; Kelway & 
Son. 
Hibiscus Trionum. —This was shown as Malva 
Knelleri, but it is the Old Bladder-Ketmia of the 
Seed Catalogues; the large bell-shaped flowers are 
cream-coloured, with a conspicuous black blotch in 
the centre; unfortunately they are of very bnef 
duration; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., August 12; 
H. Cannell & Sons. 
IxoEA Westii. —A new beautiful and distinct 
seedling variety, of excellent habit, very fine, and 
possessing all the essential qualities belonging to a 
good Ixora, while the colour is quite distinct; the 
flower buds are beautiful rose-pink, while the fully 
expanded blossoms are delicate blush ; Ist-class Cer¬ 
tificate B.H.S., August 12; Veitch & Sons. 
Lathy’EUS latifolius delicatus. —A lovely variety 
of the Everlasting Pea, the colour of the flowers 
being delicate pink, shaded here and there with 
white, and exquisitely pencilled with deep pink 
veins; really a valuable hardy perennial; Ist-class 
Certificate B.H.S., July 22; B. Bean. 
Montbeetia elegans. — A new hybrid variety 
between M. Pottsii and M. crocosmseflorse; the 
flowers are expanded, and are brighter in colour 
than those of the latter; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., 
August 12; New Plant and Bulb Company. 
Pelargonium Madame Thibaut. —A very fine 
Ivy-leaved variety, with large trusses of very double 
flowers of a glowing carmine rose colour, and one 
of the finest of the section yet raised; Ist-class Cer¬ 
tificate B.H.S., July 22 ; W. Bealby. 
Primula Rusbyi. — A pretty and interesting 
species from the United States of America; the leaves 
are long and serrated, the flowers pale pink deepening 
to rose, and reminding one of a mi niature Phlox 
Drummondii; Ist-class Certificate B.H.S., July 22; 
B. Dean. 
Peunus Rissardi. —A variety of P. cerasifera, 
having the foliage of a deep purple red. Should 
this prove perfectly hardy, it wdll become a very 
valuable ornamental plant ; Ist-class Certificate 
B.H.S., July 22; Veitch & Sons. 
Bhododendeon Smjpress, — A very handsome 
variety of the Javanese section; the flowers, which 
are large and of fine shape, being salmon pink 
inclining to orange, with a distinct ring of white on 
the margins of the segments; Ist-class Certificate 
B.H.S., July 22; Veitch & Sons. 
Bosa lucida. Rose Button. —A charming little 
rose, quite distinct in character, being a double 
flowered variety of a species now seldom seen in 
gardens; the flowers are small and very double, like 
