The journal of the Horticultural Society of London . woodis easily killed by frost, and it cannot be regarded as beinghardier than a Tea Rose. 2. LONICERA TATARICA, Var. PUNICEA. Raised from seeds formerly received from Mr. Fischer ofGottingen, and Baron Jacquin of Vienna, under thename of L. tatarica punicea. It has also come up amongseeds from Dr. Ledebour. This plant does not seem to differ in any essential particularfrom the old Tartarian Honeysuckle, except that its flowers arelarger, later, and of a deep rose colour. In these respects it hasmuch more value for Gardens ; for it is not so
The journal of the Horticultural Society of London . woodis easily killed by frost, and it cannot be regarded as beinghardier than a Tea Rose. 2. LONICERA TATARICA, Var. PUNICEA. Raised from seeds formerly received from Mr. Fischer ofGottingen, and Baron Jacquin of Vienna, under thename of L. tatarica punicea. It has also come up amongseeds from Dr. Ledebour. This plant does not seem to differ in any essential particularfrom the old Tartarian Honeysuckle, except that its flowers arelarger, later, and of a deep rose colour. In these respects it hasmuch more value for Gardens ; for it is not so apt to be cut offby spring frosts. If uninjured, tlie rich tints of its flowers givethe bush quite a handsome appearance among early floweringplants. It is worthy of note, that although this seems to differ fromthe common Tartarian Honeysuckle in no essential circumstance FROM THE SOCIETYS GARDEN. 53 beyond what has been just mentioned, yet it comes true fromimported seeds. It is reported that the berries are yellow, butof this we have no Lonicera tiitarica, var. pnuicea. 54 NEW PLANTS, ETC., 3. OxciDiuM LURiDUM ; alratum. Collected by Hartweg for tlie Horticultural Society atTampico. AVhether or not O. luridum is really a mere variety of theCarthagena Oncid becomes moie and more doubtful as ourknowledge of such plants extends. In the present instance it isunnecessary to open that question, the plant now mentionedbeing undoubtedly a veiy fine form of the lurid Oncid, whateverthe relation of the latter to the Carthagena Oncid may finallyprove to be. With the habit of tlie common form of the speciestliis combines flowers smaller than usual, very flat, with oliveand rose-colourefl sepals and petals, and a rich crimson li[)furnished at the ba-^e with 5 purple-black tubercles, four of wliiclisurround the fifth ; of these tubercles tlie central and two anteriorjournalofhorticu06hort
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