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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
Mtrsinace^e. — Pentandria Monogynia. 
Labisia pothoina. A singular plant from Penang, presented to the Horti¬ 
cultural Society by T. Lewis, Esq. In the early stages of its progress it 
was taken, by its general appearance, for a Pothos, or some such plant. 
However, on the production of flowers, it was found to belong to the 
family of Ardisias. The flowers individually are small, but being borne on a 
thickly-covered spike, are rather pretty ; they are white, or pale rose colour. 
The plant requires the ordinary treatment of stove plants. — Bot. Reg. 
48—45. 
Lamiace.®. — Didynamia Gymnospermia. 
Eremostachys laciniata. A strong-growing, hardy perennial, with large 
spindle-shaped roots, and a stem from 4 to 6 feet high. The Salvia-like 
flowers are yellow and bright orange. It is a native of dry hills on the 
eastern side of Caucasus, and in cultivation requires to be kept as free from 
superfluous moisture as possible, to assist in which the large fleshy roots 
should be placed only half way in the earth, and the protection of a cold 
frame for the same reason is found necessary in winter. — Bot. Reg. 52 —45. 
Leguminos.®. — Decandria Monogynia. 
Gompholobium versicolor var. caulibus purpureis. A very handsome variety, 
with purple stems, and large orange-red flowers. It is a suffruticose plant, 
raised by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., from seeds sent home by Mr. James 
Drummond from the Swan River; the flowers are peculiarly beautiful just 
before expansion ; when the rich and deep scarlet of the standard alone is 
seen, they become paler in age. — Bot. Mag. 4179. 
[It will be quite necessary, before Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co. send 
this plant into the world, to name it afresh, for the above interminable one is 
carrying the joke rather too far.] 
H^emodoraceje. — Hexandria Monogynia. 
Anigozanthus pulcherrimus. . One of the most beautiful of this fine genus, 
from its copious and richly-coloured flowers and flowering branches; the 
former being bright yellow, the latter clothed with scarlet hairs, curiously 
branched on a yellow ground. It is a native of the Swan River settlement, 
where it was detected by our indefatigable friend Mr. James Drummond. 
From seeds sent by him it has been raised by Mr. Lowe, of Clapton Nur¬ 
sery. It has not yet, however, as far as I am aware, bloomed in this country, 
and our figure is taken from a dried native specimen sent by Mr. Drummond, 
in which, from the nature of the plant, and of its vestiture, the form and 
colours are as well preserved as if seen in a living state. Perhaps in the 
general structure of the blossoms it comes nearest to A. flavidus, but the 
flowers are much shorter, and the panicle and leaves and clothing are all very 
different in the two species. It loves a light sandy soil, and the protection of 
a good greenhouse, and will prove a highly ornamental plant to our gardens. 
— Bot. Mag. 4180. 
Cyrtaxdkace^:. — Didynamia Angiospermia. 
Chirita zeylanica. The family of Cyrtandracece, like their affinities the 
Gesneracece (of which indeed Mr. Brown considers them a group or section), 
are of great beauty and easy cultivation, and they seem to abound in the 
East Indies as the true Gesneracece do in the tropical parts of the New 
World. Our present species is a native of Ceylon, and was raised from seeds 
sent from that island by Mr. Henderson, the scientific gardener to Lord 
Fitzwilliam. It is a free flowering plant, growing about a foot high; the 
flowers are large and handsome ; the limb of the corolla is a rich dark 
purple, and the tube is reddish and paler. It requires the treatment of 
Gesneraceous plants. — Bot. Mag. 4182. 
