LIST OF NEW PLANTS. 
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Amaryllidace^e. — Hexandria Monogynia. 
Griffinia hyacinthina. A lovely plant, not new, but rather scarce, closely 
allied to Amaryllis, from which it differs materially in the colour, the flowers 
of the present species being a bright ultra-marine blue. It was discovered in 
Brazil by Mr. E. Nordford, and imported to this country in 1815 by 
Mr. Griffin, of South Lambeth, in compliment to whom it is named. There 
are several varieties of the species; that figured was bloomed in the nursery 
of Mr. Jackson, at Kingston ; the segmental divisions of the corolla are 
broader than is usual in the other varieties.— Pax. Mag. Bot. 
Liliacete. — Hexandria Monogynia. 
Ornithogalum aureum. This species, although nearly half a century has 
passed away since its first introduction, is yet by no means common. Most 
of the specimens now existing in collections, we believe, have been imported 
within the last few years, along with other “ Stars of Bethlehem,” and a host 
of the Iridaceous plants which throng the terraced lands of the Cape of 
Good Hope. 
The length and breadth of the foliage of O. aureum are somewhat 
variable, so ‘also is the colour of the flowers, which runs through several 
grades of yellow ; the flowers, moreover, of some specimens expand widely, 
whilst in others they partake more of a cup-like form. As the interior por¬ 
tion of the flower is the most brightly coloured, it is almost superfluous to 
add, that the former are by much the most handsome. The blossoms are 
produced in succession upon a thickly-set raceme, which ultimately attains a 
height of from 12 to 18 inches; and as several are developed at one time, 
they form a very beautiful object, which continues for a long period. It may 
be grown in pots for the greenhouse, or in a warm border in the open air ; if 
the latter plan is adopted, the bulbs should be taken up in autumn, and kept 
in a dry situation. — Pax. Mag. Bot. 
Ericaceae. — Pentandria Monogynia. 
Azalea Lcetitice. This beautiful and fragrant hybrid was obtained by the 
Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, from seed of a common Rhododendron ponti- 
cum, impregnated in the greenhouse at Spoff'orth by pollen of Azalea. It 
produces a dense head of white flowers, the upper petals of which are 
feathered with orange and yellow. — Bot. Beg. 51—45. 
Orchidace^e § Arethuse^e. — Gynandria Monandria. 
Chlorcea virescens. A terrestrial Orchidaceous plant from the subalpine 
pastures of the Cordilleras of Chili, with handsome bright orange-coloured 
flowers, borne on a dense, erect raceme. It has been reared by Mr. Cameron, 
the intelligent and skilful curator pf the Botanic Garden, Birmingham, who 
exhibited it at the last May exhibition in the garden of the Horticultural 
Society as the Chlorcea chrysantha of Poppig, in which he is probably correct; 
but it is also the C. virescens , so called on account of the green veins which 
are drawn over the orange ground colour of the gaudy flowers, and the latter 
name being the oldest, must be retained. It requires to be grown in a warm 
greenhouse, with an ample supply of water during the growing season, and 
to be kept dry when the leaves die down for the winter. — Bot. Reg. 49 — 45. 
Cymbidium Mastersii. We have no information concerning this plant, 
further than that it was received from the East Indies by Messrs. Loddiges 
in the year 1841, and blossomed in December, 1844. It is a very distinct 
species, with snow-white flowers, sweet-scented with the fragrance of almonds. 
Its erect flower-stalk, closely-covered with long, green, sharp-pointed, equi- 
tant, imbricated sheaths, is quite unlike that of any other species. 
It was, we understand, named by the late Mr. Griffith after Mr. Masters, 
one of the principal assistants in the Botanic Garden, Calcutta.— Bot. Reg. 
50—45. 
