A NEW STOVE CLIMBER.

(_Ipomæa thomsoniana_.)

The first time we saw flowers of this beautiful new climbing plant

(about a year ago) we thought that it was a white-flowered variety of

the favorite old Ipomæa Horsfalliæ, as it so nearly resembles it. It

has, however, been proved to be a distinct new species, and Dr. Masters

has named it in compliment to Mr. Thomson of Edinburgh. It differs from

I. Horsfalliæ in having the leaflets in sets of threes instead of fives,

and, moreover, they are quite entire. The flowers, too, are quite double

the size of those of Horsfalliæ, but are produced in clusters in much

the same way; they are snow-white. This Ipomæa is indeed a welcome

addition to the list of stove-climbing plants, and will undoubtedly

become as popular as I. Horsfalliæ, which may be found in almost every

stove. It is of easy culture and of rapid growth, and it is to be hoped

that it is as continuous in flowering as Horsfalliæ. It is among the new

plants of the year now being distributed by Mr. B.S. Williams, of the

Victoria Nurseries, Upper Holloway.--_The Garden_.

[Illustration: A NEW STOVE CLIMBER. IPOMÆA THOMSONIANA.]

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