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respectable for its antiquity, having been described years ago by Lamarck, 
under the name of Lisianthus exaltatus, and by Jaequin as L. glaucifolius. 
The blossoms resemble those of Eustoma (Lisianthus) Russellianus 
except that they are smaller, and the foliage is very neat; the greatest fault 
in it is its stiff, naked-branched habit. It is a native of various parts of 
North America, and requires to be treated in the manner usual with Rus¬ 
sellianus. — Bot, Reg. 13—45. 
Marantace^e. — Monandria Monogynia. 
Calathea villosa. A native of Demerara, whence it was sent by the Che¬ 
valier Schomburgk to Messrs. Loddiges, with whom it flowered in July, 
1843. It has very shaggy leaves, and long, cylindrical-formed flower- 
spikes, from which proceed a number of curious yellow flowers ; it is a very 
tender stove plant, requiring an average temperature of 70°. — But. Reg. 
14—45. 
MyoporACE m. — Tetrandria Monogynia. 
Myoporum serratum. A native of Tasmannia, where in cultivation it 
becomes a pretty, round-headed shrub, whose flowers are succeeded by blue 
fruit. In our gardens it forms a neat bush loaded with a profusion of white 
flowers, as large as those of hawthorn, and spotted with purple. It is a green¬ 
house plant, which should be potted in sandy peat, such as heaths are gene¬ 
rally grown in. During summer an ample supply of water should be given, 
and air at all times, when the weather is favourable. For a few weeks in 
winter, water once or twice a week will be sufficient. Fire-heat should never 
be applied, except to keep off frost. — Bot. Beg. 15—45. 
Scrophulariace^e. —Didynamia Angiospermia. 
Penstemon gentianoides var. diaphan'u This is a very handsome and 
nearly hardy perennial, growing two or three feet high in any good rich 
garden soil, and becoming rather woody next the ground. It differs from 
the well-known P. gentianoides, in having rather larger flowers, which are 
almost colourless on the under side of the tube, which is, moreover, so thin 
as to be semi-transparent, and to allow the filaments to be perceived through 
it. It was raised from seeds received from G. F. Dickson, marked from the 
Terra Fria of Mexico. — Bot. Reg. 16—45. 
AiviARYLLiDACEiE. — Hexandria Monogynia. 
Phcedranassa chloracra. This plant has recently been removed from Phy- 
cella by Dr. Herbert, who has given it the present name on finding it con¬ 
stitutes a peculiar genus. It is one of the curious bulbs met with by 
Mr. Hartweg in Peru ; the flowers are crimson and green, intermingled 
with yellow; they are numerously produced in the manner of Phycella, and 
like that genus it requires greenhouse treatment.— Bot. Reg. 17—45. 
Legujiin’os.e. — Decandria Monogynia. 
Aotus gracillima. A very elegant Swan river species introduced to the 
Royal Gardens of Kew by Mr James Drummond. Besides its glabrous 
branches and foliage, it may at once be known from the old A. villosa by the 
very copious flowers, so abundant on the branches as to conceal the leaves of 
a great portion of the branches. Thus its beauty will recommend it to every 
greenhouse. It is a rather tall-growing, slender shrub, with twiggy branches; 
the leaves are small and narrow, and the flowers are produced two or three 
from the axil of each leaf for a considerable distance up the stems, so as to 
form a dense cylindrical mass of many inches in length, of a lively yellow 
colour, spotted with red. — Bot. Reg. 41 — 46. 
