May 9, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
409 
NEW OR INTERESTING PLANTS. 
Lysichitum ciiiitschSitcBiisc. 
The above Arodd is now flowering in the Temperate House 
at- Kew for the first tune in this country, and a coloured plate 
of ^ is being prepared for the “ Botanical Magazine.” It is 
a marsh herb with a thick, leafy and horizontal stem. The 
leave® are of large size, oblong, either sessile or contracted into 
a thick leaf-stalk, and of a thick, leathery consistency. The 
spathe is ovate, hooded, and bright yellow, although tinted 
with green in the earlier stages, and at length falls away. 
The spadix is cylindrical, and without any elongation or tail, 
and is covered with hermaphrodite flowers having four small 
perianth segments and four stamens. The fruit is a two-celled 
berry, and each cell contains one seed. From the above it 
will be seen that this is both a striking Aro-id and very distinct 
from anything to be seen in liot-houses. From a horticultural 
point of view, the yellow spathes are the most striking part of 
the plant, resembling the half of a, large bivalve shell nestling 
amongst leaves, which recall those of a Myosotideum or a. 
Meo-asea. Those who have a cool aquatic house would find 
this a veiy useful and interesting plant to grow, and certainly 
an uncommon one. 
Clianthus Dampieri tricolor. 
Many gardeners are now familiar with the striking appear¬ 
ance of the ordinary form of the Glory Pea of Australia, but 
for some time past a veiy striking variety has been flowering 
in the Temperate House at Kew under the above name. The 
standard is white at the base on the outer face, and the usual 
blotch on the inner face is much paler. The keel is white, 
except at the tip, which is of the usual bright scarlet, colour. 
By contrast, with the ordinary form it is veiy striking, and 
indicates that the plant is capable of variation, and we hope 
it will be encouraged by seed sowing, in order to produce other 
new and interesting varieties. There is not now the difficulty 
in cultivating this plant since skilful gardeners have learnt to 
graft it upon seedlings of the Bladder Senna (Colutea arbores- 
cens). Instead of being annual, this process of grafting makes 
it not only a perennial, but an evergreen. 
Clianthus punic eus albus. 
As the name would indicate, the flowers of this variety are 
white, but it is not veiy pure, there being a shade of green or 
else Chinese.white in it. The variation, however, may yet give 
rise to something better. As it is, the plant will be most 
useful to grow in contrast with the ordinary scarletrflowered 
one. 
Jasminum nitidum. 
The leaves of the above Jasmine are pinnate, evergreen, and 
made up of ovate-lanceolate leaflets. The flowers are starry, 
1 consisting of numerous petals, white, and freely produced a,t 
the ends of all the principal and side shoots. It is one of the 
new plants introduced by Messrs. Wm. Bull & Sons, 536, 
King’s Road, Chelsea. 
Prunus japonica flore roseo pleno. 
. The above variety is a very old one, though uncommon, and 
therefore interesting. The flowers are double and pale rose 
or pink. The most commonly-cultivated variety of the species 
in this country is the double white (P. j. flore albo pleno). It 
is a Cherry, and not a Plum or Peach, although it was figured 
in the “ Botanical Magazine,” t. 2176, as Amygdalus pumila, or 
the dwarf Almond. There is a bed of it near the tropical 
fernery in Kew Gardens. The double white one is flowering 
in a bed near the high-water shaft in the same garden. 
Sterculia russelliana. 
The leaves of this ornamental subject are palmate, and cut. 
almost to the base into' seven to eleven linear segments. No 
doubt this fine cutting would be most in evidence in the young 
state of the plant, but if allowed to grow into a tree they 
would, no doubt, become coarser, as in Aralia Veitchi. It is 
one of the new plants being put into commerce by Mr. John 
Bussell, Richmond, Surrey. 
Limnanthemum nymphoides. 
By this name we do not refer to the plant commonly known 
under that appellation, and which is a native of Great Britain, 
and should be more properly teimed L. peltatum. The plant 
under notice is entirely of different habit. Though the roots 
are in water, the stems are erect and leafy, 18 in. high, and 
resembling a marsh plant rather than an aquatic. The leaves 
are; heart-shaped, bright green, and carried clear of the water 
by means of long foot-stalks. The flowers are yellow and 
freely produced, but smaller than those of L. peltatum. It 
flowered recently in the nursery of Messrs. T. S. Ware, Limited, 
Hale Farm Nursery, Feltham. 
Lithospermum rosmarinifolium. 
Small plants of the above strongly recall L. prostratum, 
but the species is of more upright habit. The leaves are 
lineal - , and similar to those of the Rosemary. The flowers are 
as dark blue as those of the better-known species just named. 
We noted plants 6 in. to; 9 in. high and flowering in the 
nursery of Messrs. T. S. Ware, Limited. 
Adonis amurensis flore pleno. 
Although of comparatively recent introduction, the above 
early-flowering Adonis has already given rise to a double 
variety. Several hardy plant cultivators have already added 
it to their collections, so that in a few years’ time we should 
expect it to- become veiy common. The flowers are perfectly 
double, the outer sepals and petals proper retaining their 
original size, while those filling up the centre are small and 
closely imbricate, like those of a double Anemone nemorosa. 
The double flowers look more decidedly yellow than those 
which are single, because the latter close up at night and 
during cold weather, thus showing the bronzy exterior. The 
value of this plant is that it flowers during February and 
March, earlier or later, according to the character of the season. 
Should tire weather prove rough at that time, it would he well 
worth while putting a pane of glass over the flowers to' protect 
them from rain or snow. 
Hyacinthus azureus robustus. 
The flowers of this pretty variety are half as large again as 
the type, if not more, and therefore decidedly an improve¬ 
ment upon the original. They are light sky-blue, with darker 
veins, and are produced in a dense raceme, varying from ovate 
to oblong according to the stage of development. H. azureus 
is better known, perhaps, to gardeners under the name of Mus- 
cari azureum, but it is, more correctly speaking, a Hyacinth, 
because the flowers are bell-shaped and open at the mouth, not 
contracted nor closed, as in the species of Muscari. It flowered 
recently in the Alpine House at Kew. 
Scilla bifolia and new varieties. 
So far as out-door species are concerned, this might be re¬ 
garded as the harbinger of the Scillas. Several additions have 
been made to it recently, and to these alone; will reference he 
made at the present juncture, to show how busy the collectors, 
such as Whittall & Seihe, have been within recent years. We 
now have a white variety named S. b. alba, and a pale; rosy- 
pink one named S. b. rosea. One of the prettiest of the new 
ones is S. b. Whittalli, the segments of which are white at the 
base and blue in the upper half. A little clump of this well 
furnished with flowers seems spangled all over with white- 
rayed stars. Another improvement is that named S. b. taurica, 
which is a stronger grower than the type, with more numerous 
flowers of a deeper blue. The above varieties are certainly 
veiy pretty, and then’ beauty can best be seen by contrast 
with the deep purple hue of the ordinary S. bifolia. All of 
the above flowered in March in the collection at Kew. 
Adonis walziana. 
This plant has been flowering since the first week in March, 
and though now practically out of bloom, it still remains veiy 
