other species, which were discovered by Allan Cunningham, in New Holland. (Bot. Reg., March.)

ARISTOLO CHIA.

Aristolochiacea.

A. trilobata is figured in Paxton's Magazine of Botany, for February. It is there stated to be a native of South America, where it grows in damp woods. In England it is a strong climber, "of no mean appearance, growing freely in sandy heath mould and loam." This is a genus of which very few species are yet to be found in our collections; we do not recollect of ever seeing but two, A. sipho, which is perfectly hardy, and A. serpentària, the common shake root of the druggists. A. sipho, the singular flowers of which so much resemble the Dutchman's pipe, as to receive that name, is a desirable perennial, and should be in every complete collection. Many of the green-house species should also be introduced.

Rosacea.

KAGENE'CKIA (M. de Kageneck, Embassador from the Emperor of Germany to the King of Spain.)

cratægifolia Lindley, Synonyme: K. cratagoides D. Don Cratægus-leaved Kageneckia. A pretty evergreen half hardy shrub growing four or five feet high; flowers white; appearing in June; a native of Chili; propagated by seeds and by layers. Bot. Reg., 1836.

"A very pretty" shrub, which needs some protection in the climate of England, and would probably require a green-house in our climate. It is very similar to some of the crataguses. The flowers appear in corymbs, six or eight in each, in the axils of the terminal branches. Figured from specimens which flowered in the London Horticultural Society's garden. (Bot. Reg., Feb.)

glabrata Lindley Smooth-leaved Kennedya. A pretty green-house climber; with scarlet blossoms; appearing in May; a native of New Holland; propagated by cuttings. Bot. Rog.,

1838.

Communicated from specimens which flowered in the collection of Mr. Knight, of the King's Road. The plant has slender wiry stems, broad ovate sharp-pointed stipules and smooth leaves, which are shining and almost destitute of hairiness; characters which "sufficiently mark the species." The flowers appear in clusters, from three to six in each, on axillary peduncles, and are of a very brilliant scarlet; a green spot, bordered with dark brown, at the face of the standard, gives additional effect to the color. (Bot. Reg., March.)

A species called K. spléndens is figured in Paxton's Magazine of Botany, for March. It is a splendid plant, and if a Kennedya, of which there is some doubt, is by far the most magnificent that has yet appeared. The specimen, from which the drawing was taken, was from the collection of the Messrs. Young, of Epsom, where the plant flowered in October last, for the first time in the country. Its native country is uncertain, but the Messrs. Young think they received it from Brazil, with some other plants. It is an evergreen

climber, with a smooth stem; leaves ternate, oblong lanceolate, smooth, and of a dull green color. The flowers, which are large, appear on axillary racemes, ten or twelve inches in length, in threes, and are of a gorgeous crimson. It is easily cultivated in a green-house, in loam, peat and sand. The Messrs. Young have a few plants for sale at the moderate price of five guineas each. It is not likely to become very common at present.

POINCIANA.

P. pulcherrima is figured in the last-mentioned work for February. It is a splendid ornament in stove collections, and although introduced to England in 1691, is still a scarce plant. We believe it is in some collections in this country, but the plants are small and have never flowered. It is a native of the West Indies, where it grows so plentifully as to be used for hedges, and has obtained the name of flower-fence. Plants or seed can be easily procured, and we hope to see it in every stove in the country.

Amarantàcea.

CELOSIA (derived from Kelos, something burnt; the flowers looking as if scorched and dried up by exposure.) Willd. Scarlet Coxcomb. A hardy annual; with scarlet flowers; appearing all summer; propagated by seeds. Bot. Reg., 1834.

coccinea

"One of the many forms in which the coxcomb makes its appearance in Asia." It differs from C. cristàta chiefly in the "crowded pyramidal arrangement of the inflorescence, the narrower leaves and the short stamens ;" is hardier than the latter species, so much so that it demands no other attention to bring it to perfection than is required by any other annual; and it "goes on enlarging its glowing crimson tassels, in the open border, till winter destroys it." Drawn from specimens communicated by the Hon. W. F. Strangways, from his garden, in Dorsetshire, in October last. Very beautiful and worthy of introduction. (Bot. Reg., Feb.)

LOBE LIA

DICOTYLEDONOUS, MONOPETALOUS, PLANTS.

Lobeliaceæ.

decúrrens Cav. Wing-stemmed Lobelia. A hardy perennial plant; growing about two feet high; flowers blue; appearing from June to August; a native of Chili; propagated by cuttings. Bot. Reg., 1842.

"Not unfrequently seen in collections." Stem erect; leaves ovate-lanceolate; flowers light blue, axillary on dense terminal racemes. It grows vigorously during summer, in a moist partially shaded peat border, but is unable of bearing the winter without protection. Probably it requires the same culture as L. syphilitica. The plant has an exceedingly acrid, milky juice, rather dangerous to those who handle it incautiously, and which will prevent it from becoming commom. (Bot. Reg., March.)

Brunoniàceæ.

BRUNONIA Smith (In compliment to Robert Brown, Esq., D. C. L., &c. &c., one of the most learned and systematic botanists of this or any previous age).

austràlis R. Brown Southern Brunonia. A handsome perennial green-house plant; growing about a foot high; flowers light blue; introduced in 1834; propagated by division of the root. Bot. Reg., 1833.

"A most interesting new perennial," in appearance somewhat like the sweet scabious, but it is" delightfully fragrant." Leaves radical; the flowers appear on long slender scapes, and are of a handsome light blue color. Introduced by Mr. James Backhouse, in 1834, and figured from the collection of Mr. Lowe, of the Clapton Nursery. A very desirable plant. (Bot. Reg., Feb.)

CALCEOLA RIA.

Scrophulariacea.

C. corymbosa var. Talisman, is figured in Paxton's Magazine of Botany for February. The flowers appear in forked corymbs, and are of a deep blood-red color, with slight notches in the corolla. It is a very brilliant variety, and raised, if we recollect correctly, by the Messrs. Young, and once or twice imported into our collections, but died on the passage. Some remarks on this genus will be found in another page.

SOLA NUM.

Solanaceæ.

In the same work, above named, a species is figured as S. críspum. The flowers are of a rich purple-blue, and are produced in large corymbs; it is stated that, if "trained against a wall, it makes as fine a show as the Glycine sinensis, [Wistària Consequàna], and continues in bloom a long time." A native of Chili; introduced in 1824. Grows freely in any common garden soil, nearly hardy, and increased easily by cuttings. Drawn from the nursery of Mr. Lowe, of Clapton.

THUNBERGIA.

Acanthacea.

In our last, p. 191, we stated that a white variety of T. alata had been produced. In the work just noticed, is a drawing of the same, from specimens communicated by Mrs. Lawrence, of Ealing, in whose collection it flowered last summer. The flowers are larger than the T. alàta, and are of a very pure white, with a conspicuous dark spot in the centre. A fine acquisition, which will contrast elegantly with the pale buff color of its parent.

ALSTROEMERIA

MONOCTYLEDONOUS PLANTS.

Amaryllaceæ.

aurantiaca Don A. aúrea Graham, in Jamieson's Journal. A green-house perennial plant; growing three feet high; flowers orange yellow; appearing in June; propagated by division of the tubers. Bot. Reg., 1843.

"Flower stem erect, with smooth leaves, persistent and green for months after the seed is ripe." The blossoms appear in large

clusters on long peduncles. "A very handsome species," easily cultivated in the green-house. (Bot. Reg., March.)

COOPERIA W. Herbert, MSS. (In compliment to Mr. Cooper, gardener to Earl Fitzwilliam, at Wentworth House, one of the most successful cultivators of rare plants).

Drummondi W. Herbert, MSS. Drummond's Cooperia. A green-house bulb; growing about a foot high; flowers white; a native of the Texas. Bot. Reg., 1835.

Bulb ovate; scape one flowered; leaves narrow flaccid and red at the base. (C Nearly allied to Zyphryanthes." It was discovered in Texas by the lamented Drummond, and sent by him to Scotland, where it flowered in several gardens, in 1835, at nearly the same time. It is at present considered as a green-house plant. (Bot. Reg., Feb.)

chlorosòlen Herbert, MSS A green-house bulb; growing a foot or more in height; flowers white. A native of Texas. Text. in Bot. Reg.

"Nearly akin to C. Drummondi," and has flowered in the collection of Mr. Herbert, at Spofforth. (Bot. Reg., Feb.)

NCI'DIUM

Orchidacea.

Russellidnum Lindley The Duke of Bedford's Oncidium. purple flowers; a native of Rio Janeiro; introduced in 1832.

A stove opiphyte; with violet

Different from the general form of the genus Oncidium, to which, Dr. Lindley states, he is not sure that it belongs; but not possessing sufficient information in regard to the plant, he does not feel justified in creating a new one. Pseudo-bulbs, ovate; leaves ligulate-lanceolate; raceme about four-flowered. Flowers lilac and brown purple. The species is named in compliment to his grace the Duke of Bedford, in whose collection at Woburn, it first flowered in Europe. (Bot. Reg., Feb.)

YU'CCA.

Liliacea.

Y. aloifòlia is figured in Paxton's Magazine of Botany, for March. It is a handsome species, which, with gloriosa and filamentòsa, should be in every good green-house collection of plants. They are valuable for setting out on lawns in the summer season, where their singular foliage has a very ornamental appearance. Specimens of this species, from which the drawing was taken, were sent from the Manchester Botanic Garden. The plant in bloom stood nine or ten feet high; the spike of flowers measuring four feet, forming a "pyramid of beauty and attractiveness." Cultivated easily in rich loam with a small proportion of pulverized peat. Increased by suckers.

Y. filamentòsa, in the collection of Mr. Mason, of Charlestown, is now throwing up a fine spike of flower buds, and will soon be splendidly in bloom.

REVIEWS.

ART. I. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement. Conducted by J. C. Loudon, F.L.S., H. S., &c. In Monthly Numbers, 8vo., 1s. 6d. each. No. LXXII, for March.

THE first article is a "Descriptive notice of Castle Coole, in the County of Fermanagh, Ireland," which relates chiefly to large specimens of trees on the plantation.

Art. 2 contains "Extracts from the letters of an English traveller" in Sydney, enumerating some of the trees and shrubs in flower there in May and June, the winter months in New South Wales. Some of the plants mentioned are Acàcia sauvèolens and other species, E'pacris grandiflòra, pulchella, mycrophylla, and heteronema; several Banksias, Styphèlia tubiflòra, Lambertia formòsa, Lobelia gracilis, Corræ'a speciòsa, Pimelèa linifòlia, Hibbértia, &c. The thermometer on June 15th, stood at 60° in the shade at noon, and at 45° in the evening, when the cold is sensibly felt, and fires are very comfortable.

Art. 3, relating to the plantations of the celebrated Jacob Tonson, in 1827, contains little that is interesting to our readers. An old mulberry tree, in one corner of the vineyard, was blown down some years since; its larger boughs stuck in the ground,and, and having taken root there, they now support the trunk, though all traces of the original roots are gone. The tree produces a regular crop of fruit every year.

The fourth article is "A Plan for the exhibition of a natural arrangement of Plants," drawn up for the Glasnevin Botanic Garden. It is accompanied with a plate, which occupies two pages. The ground is laid out with a serpentine walk. On the right of this walk, all the exotic genera are planted; and, on the left, all those indigenous to Great Britain; the plants of the three countries are to be identified by "distinctive labels of metal, impressed with the rose, shamrock, or thistle❞—a valuable article when the planting of Arboretums shall be commenced in our country.

Art. 5, "Design 7," for laying out the frontages of houses, with plates.

The sixth article contains "Remarks on the ringing of fruit trees," translated from an article on the subject published in Belgium. We consider this a very useful paper, and extract it entire, for the benefit of our readers :—

"Ringing a tree cuts off the part operated upon from the circulation of the sap, and necessitates it to subsist principally on the nourishment