Identifier: floralcabinetmaIIIKnow (find matches)
Title: The floral cabinet and magazine of exotic botany
Year: 1837 (1830s)
Authors: Knowles, G. B. (George Beauchamp), 1829-1852 Westcott, Frederic, -1861 Baxter, W. Henry, former owner. DSI Smith, John Donnell, 1829-1928, donor. DSI Bradbury & Evans, printer Day & Haghe, printer of plates
Subjects: Plants, Ornamental Plant introduction Botanical illustration Botany Gardening
Publisher: London : William Smith
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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iant crimson. , It may be considered k 2 6S DIPLACEUS PUNICEUS. as half hardy, and if planted into the open ground during the summer, will con-tinue flowering in all probability until destroyed by the frost. It may be increasedby cuttings of the young wood, which strike freely in sand when placed in amoderate bottom heat. The soil most suitable for its growth is a mixture ofloam and peat. Our drawing was taken from a fine specimen in the collection of ■ Harris, Esq. of Kingsbury, whose skilful gardener, Mr. Beaton, is, we believe, the first who has succeeded in flowering it in this country. Mr. Beatonthinks it probable that beautiful hybrids might be raised between this species andDiplacus glutinosus ; and that the deep scarlet tint of the former, mixed with thefine orange of the latter, might produce a variety superior to either. The generic name is formed from hts two, and wAaxows placenta, in referenceto the seed having two placentae. Puniceus refers to the colour of the flowers.
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PETREA VOLUBILIS. (Twining Petrea.) LINNEAN SYSTEM. -j^g NATURAL ORDER. DIDYNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. VERBENACE/E. GENERIC CHARACTER. Petrea. (Linn.) Calyx campanulatus, coloratus; limbo duplici; exteriore quinquepaiiito,longo, patente, aequali, scarioso ; interiore quinquedentato, brevissimo. Corolla calyce brevior ;tubo brevi; limbo quinquefido, subaequali, patente. Stamina 4, inclusa. Stigma capitatum.Capsula (ex Jacq.) bilocularis, calyce persistente inclusa; loculis monospermis. Arbor es autfrutices scandentes. Folia simplicia, opposita, integerrima. Spicce axillares et terminales.Flores pedicellati, suboppositi, bracteati. (Kunth.) Calyx campanulate, coloured; limb double; the exterior 5-parted, long, spreading, equalscarious; the interior 5-toothed, very short. Corolla shorter than the calyx; tube short;limb o-cleft, somewhat equal, spreading. Stamens 4, included. Stigma capitate. Capsule(according to Jacquin) 2-celled, enclosed by the persistent calyx; cells 1-seeded. Trees orclimbi

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