Monthly Botanical Reports 
4i-5 
18IL] 
Daviesia latifolia. An elegant shrub of the papilionaceous order, nearly related to D- 
corymbcsa of Dr. Smith. The fine golden flowers are produced in iong upright racemes from 
the axils of the leaves. N.iti*ve of New Holland; and communicated by Mr. Milne from 
Fonthill; but is likewise to be met with in some of the nurseries about town. 
Carex Frascrt. We have mentioned t'nis singular plant before in our Report of the Bota¬ 
nical Magazine. In the representation given here both edges of the leaf are equully crenu- 
late, and not quite entire on the inner margin, as described and hguied in the iiotanicai 
Magazine. 
Heiiconia Bihai, or Wild Plaintain-tree. There is a very good figure of this plant In 
Thompson’s Botany displayed. The younger Linnsus mistook one of the species of Strelitzia 
for this plant, and his alterations of the specific character consequently belong to that. But 
although Swartz in his Obser'-caticres had long ago pointed out this error, yet in the latest 
publication we have of a general system of vegetables, viz. Perrcriwh Synopsis, the corolla is 
said to be crccea, the nectarium canikum'^ characters belonging to Strelitzia RegwiS and not 
at all to this plant; so much easier is it to mislead than to set right again. 
We have yet two numbers of the Botanic.\l Magazine unnoticed in our Report ; 
the contents of whicli are 
Lilium monadelpbuvi. A new species of Lily, of the same colour and form nearly as the 
yellow variety ol Lilium Pompomtun. Native of Mount Caucasus. 
Watsonia strictijiorii. A new species introduced from the Cape by the Hon. V/m. Herbert, 
Moraea Sisyrincaium. This bulbous-rooted flower is a native of the southern parts of Europe 
and the northern of .Africa; and was well Jcnovvn in our gardens in the time of Parkinson and 
Gerard, yet of late years it seems to have been quite lost. The present drawing was made 
from a plant received from Gibraltar by .Vlr. Vere of Kensington Gore. The older botanists 
saw the difierence in this plant and Iris, and called it Sisyrinchium. Linnteus and most bota¬ 
nists since liis time have considered it as a species of the Iris. And Mr. Ker, in the Annals 
of Botany, first added it to Moraea ; in Viihich he has been followed by the author of the 
new edition of Hortus Kewensis. Before the labours of Mr. Ker indeed the distinction be¬ 
tween Morsa and Iris were not at all understood ; and the only solid and certain character 
which distinguishes them this author himself now places in the buibo-tuberous root of Mo- 
r«a ; for want of which Morsea Iridloidcs is now directed to be added to Iris with the specific 
name of Momoidcs. It must be acknowledged that this is departing from the Li.nmsaa 
principle of taking the generic character from the parts of fructification only. 
Allium ohliquum\ a very rare species of GarLc, which Mr. Ker has not observed in any 
collection but that of Mr. Haworth. In a note subjoined to this article, Mr. Ker has re- 
lerred the plant figured in the Rare Plants of Hungary under tUe name of Allium Ampelc- 
prasum, and which he had belbre considered as varietv Q of that specie?, to AWwsm annarhm,, 
of which latter species he is now convinced that it is a mere variety without bulbs, and a fresh 
proof of the, fallacy of distinguishing the species of this genus by their having bulbiferous 
or capsulifcrous umbels. We are however of opinion, from long observation, that, as cul¬ 
tivated in our gardens, the capsulifcrous and bulbiferous species continue very constant to 
their character. ’ Mr. Ker may neverthelcKSs be very right in his opinion, because iiowever 
constant the character may remain in the same climate, it does not follow that the whole 
may not depend upon climate : and the capsulifcrous species in the south may become bulbi- 
feious in the north, and vice '. ersa, the same species that are bulbiferous m a northern may 
be capsulifcrous in a southern climate. 
Bryophyllum calydnum. A genus first constituted by Mr. Salisbury in the Paradisus Lon- 
dinensis. It received its name from the. very curious circumstance, that it puts forth a 
germinati.ng bulb from each cre.nature of the leaf. Thus, in attempiing to dry this jiiant by 
placing it between folds of paper, Dr. Sims found that little bulbs were produce.' from eacn 
crenature, though there was no appearance of them before. Differs from cotyledon in being 
cctandrous, and having the limb of the corolla divided into lour instead of six segments, 
from Calanchoe in having the filaments placed in one equal row. Tins figure is beaucirullv’ 
drawn, engraved, and coloured, and appears to us to equal the expensive figures of the 
Hortus Schoenbrunensis. 
Gentiana septcmjida. A mere variety of the one figured before in the same work, and 
apparently repeated here by an oversight. 
Liatris spicata. Native of North America, whence it was introduced by Mr, John ' raser. 
Serratula spicata, given as a synonym of this, has how^ever been in our garde.as lung, and 
appears to us to be a taller plant, with daikcr coloured fiu'wers. 
Carolinea tnincr. Frouably llie first plant nf chis genus that has ever flowered in this 
country. Introduced by Dr. Andcison from Guiana, and brougrit to flower by Messrs Lod- 
diges of Hackney. 
bchisandra ccccinea. Sanguinca or sniniata would have been better ; but the name was given 
by Michaux, who first dcs.-ribed a.nd figured this plant in his Flora iioretii-Ameri'taia. This 
Monthly M.-^g. No. 21 ?. B Q very 
