6is | Monthly Botanical Report. [July 1, 
Uimus suberosa. This, accotdingto the late Mr. Crowe, was the origin of all the varieties of 
the Dutch elm, but he avas not aware of its being a native of Britain. It is easi ly distin- 
guished by the twigs of a year old being covered with a fine kind of cork with deep fissures. 
In the Botanical Magazine for aes May, and June, we have in Mr. Gawler’s depart- 
ment: 
Tritonia viridis, the Gladiolus wiridis of the Hortus Kewensis, in which genus it was also ar- 
ranged by Mr. Gawler himself in the Annals of Botany. A new generic character is here 
given, and Mr. G. has added au enumeration of all the speci¢s, of which capensis and crispay 
come the nearest to the present plant; but crocata, fenestrata, squalida, deusta, and miniatay 
all nearly allied to one another, recede so far in their appearance from this, that we can hardly 
think botanists in general will be content to arrange them under the same genus. 
Mora angusta, a species nearly allied to tripetala, of which no figure has been before pub- 
lished; the preseat one was copied by permission of Sir Joseph Banks, from aa original ¢raw- 
ing in his library 5 as was likewise tue following, Aristea melaleuca, a singularly beautiful 
species. 
Aloe rhodacantha. 
Melanthium monopetalum. One of the’ Cape’ species which Thunberg separated from the 
natives of America, under the name of Wurmbea. But Mr. Gawler having united Melan- 
thium verginicum to Helonias retains the original generic name for the African species. 
Galaxia graminea. The flowers of this genus are so extremely fugacious, that Mr. Gawler 
has been driven to copy an original drawing in the Banksian cellection, though this gaat 
-has flowered several times at Lez and Kennedy’s. 
Aponogeton distachyon.. The narrow leaved species of this singular genus of water plants 
_ having. been before figured in the Botanical Magazine, and no coloured drawing having been 
yet published of the present cne, for what is given for it-in the Botanists’ Repository, 1s the 
angustifolium, we have here another copy from Sir Joseph Banks’s vriginal drawings, from 
which the difference between the twois so evident, that they wili not probably be again con- 
founded. . To this arcicle is added a correction of No. 1129, by which it would appear that 
Alliam inodsrum, fragrans of Ventewat, and gracile of Hortus Kewensis, are ali the same. We 
imagine, ¢ontrary to what seems to be here supposed by Mr. Gawler, that the name of inodorum 
_does not allude to the écentless flowers, but to the plant pebckd the peculiar — common 
_to the genus, as mentioned in‘the former article. 
Morea spicata and Moreacrispa, war. y. The first of ests ‘eity allied to M. collina, 
and ke that is, in our opinion, a doubtful species,’ if the Cape irises of other authors’ are to 
pe included under the name of Morza. 
Ixia maculata var. cchssleuca ; a beautiful species, for weiean haeany consider it as a variety 
of maculata, taking our ideas of the latter from the wiridis and amethystina. ~ 
In Dr. Sims’s department for the same months, are 
Teucrium orientale. . First discovered by Tournefort in Armenia. Mr- Loudtges received 
, his seeds from Siberia. | There is no figure of this plant but that of Commelin. 
Nymphza rubra; an East Indian species, requiring artific;al heat to make it dader with 
-us. Could it be naturalized to our climate, our ponds might be made to rival the parterre, 
by mixing this, which has bright crimson flowers, with our elegant native white water- 
_ Iilies. 
Gypsophila prostrata ; we hope Dr. Sims will soon publish the repens, for as # ese siraintd 
do not correspond witn the Linnzan specific characters, it is only by having good figures” of 
both, that the difficulties Fespecting them can be settled. 
Daphne pontica.. This isvanother of Tourneforc’s discoveries du7ing his woyage into the Le- 
vant. .Being hardy and of fine rich laurel-like fcliage, it is a valuable acquisition to our 
gardens, the more especially as wiil it grow in the shade, and under the dripping of trees 
Andromeda calyculata var. ventricosa. Dr. Sims has enumerated five varieties of this pretty 
little hardy early- flowering shrub, native of Siberia. 
‘Achillea Clawenet, as Dr. sims has corrected the spelling. » It is not we believe generally 
known that this name is derived from Nicholas Clavens, a Venetian apothecary, w who, after 
Clusius, discovered it on Mount Serva, advertised it as a useful stomuchic remedy, and ob- 
tained a patent for the exclusive sale of a conserve made of it. Like mest piants thet paeiary, 
inhabit very elevated mountains, itis somewhat difficult to preserve. 
Vaccinium resinosum, 8. One of the prettiest of the North American wtiaetle! berries. 
Aspalathus carzosa. A native of. the Cape of Guod ‘Hope, and here an inhabitant of the 
green-house during the winter monthsy" 
Campanula thyrsoidea. We think that Dr. Sims has started some difficulties respecting the 
distinction between this species and’ C. spicata, which he has not quite satisfactorily ‘ré- 
moved. 
Salvia. amenz. No figure or botanical description appears to have been before given of this 
sage, which is a Stove shrub, native of the West Indies, There are seweral species natives of 
South America, which bear great affiaity with this. 
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