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I. i. much .o be -,-,,,.,1 .l»t nil th«e magnificent plan* .bonU no. yC have n*ched us rim . 



Mi or. is i. .o be in.,,,,.. dtt .here is .... polity of the M 'pecio* ever arnvn, h«r. 



UD 1«. some „*«• patron Of gardening will send . collar for the express purpose * £«"»« 



„, m , ,„„ oll.er pJTus ,- Of the V*. An,.., They «. M -r, cspce.a y on he rOeky 



I shrubby summit of 0. ridgo of Ca^piUo; S. rosea b probably A. fin** ^^ rf 



h*. flower. (four inel.es in diameter) of a beautiful pink ; b«< * dtehotoma ««n. the fa our u of 

 ,.,e lVn.viana.hnnM.lv.,. Of ih. hriHr Poppig *«*• -> follows: 1*- pe»«d -«t » found 

 only on ,1, more sterile moun.ain-.o,*, where -he limestone rock, flnog over the ground » m.« -> 

 „„„, nro either sculled in Imp., or TO uprated by huge fissure*, or «-,- ar, m„,h ndul 



a, i, wcr r A. Wink ofsomo dr^dfol precipice. They there bring fbrti, a lrc«berou. ™i I of 



n( *ses , Items, which is overrun by that dwarf, prostrate, impenetrable .hick,., net, m tawhfid 



but spiny rigid branching Ami*, which can only bo penetrated by U« traveller w>th gK.t lo.l and 

 danger , and which, a, i. constitute, .he highest limit, of nrboreMCnt vegetation, (be Pcrurmn call* 

 0.0 eyelash of the fores. </<- ego <h fa -o»(«>. I" «* place, the Sobralia dichotoma appear, 

 loaded will, violet blooms, and scattering aronnd adeliciou* fragrance like that of tho Tcn-wcck. 

 S.oek. Because of it* surpassing but trtiuritory beauty the people of the country regard it u a 

 vegetable wonder, and name it .be Flower of Paradise rjfar Jet jurats*). 



I am happy to add thai through tho exertion* of Mr. Schomburgk, Mcsar*. Loddigos have at 

 length added the white variety of this interesting plant to our collection-.' 



■ Wbra lhi> g"i» -M 1-bli.boJ in lb> Hon IVnirUn. mi «rtlivlj tab* Ktwuit "■ Hi"" <* *B lotiiro of iho pollm-l 



•hid. »rrr rtpc-nioi « bring t'"- 1 «* *» Vwd™. wMion of Onfcib*™ i .ml M lb- (-iWi.nl-* of llw lltrd !«rt ol li.- C™i- 

 „J .V'" •/ OretMfW* no oppormiiU, hid m ocranvd »»o( tuBii.bg inU. ,(-. ptinl of oninaw. S^b-quctilly 



M.. IMjii," pi«pl <•* U» *w«. »<"' dio-«l IhU Ibr pollen of tho gfDM I. ("il.omlont. 



Mr. SAoBburnk. r- b*i« ii-w rf «h P « bet.. «d «i»blo U r«o«iw UV pU.il oSwowo-l bj him .iih ihc w^-l dnrtOr 



of ScWn. nAl U r»lly muM ll « ■ "« &««'«. »*1 p~««H » J « llp «' h w ,,ir lto ) aI ,ll Kl«™ *« l -"™ l^ 1 *" "* ">W* ' 

 -lib ■ vW- lo «b«h iotpnlMO drawlii?. wnt «nl to> llnwi lIumboMl fc« uuWi«lkm. In dw mmn-bilp UN bnutv of toi&r. of tho« 

 .ln-i»^. HOI by our dlrfiopii.hfd tn.«lW lo Mim. 1-d.lip-, b.ting .Urwrf mjr Mtmlko. t bfB;«l wlaro ilwm fo. lb. i«-.»i 

 .Mb ; ^nil il w no) lill IK- *«* of Ibm pahtioMion brr» lh»t.l I-™™ n«rr ll»l Mr. Sdioi.ttmnjl, b*l -Uho.1 ll*l Utfj .h.i»U bo fir* 

 ■aik kno-n lo lb* -orl.1 in Otnauj. Snot bwwr wiuVr ihp pou. dm .jwctw i. nrw. m. lad bwii ."iv—J. f» "M >* h««mij 

 lo--l«l-"ooollwr |4mil lo b*r Ibc m- of HorKo.nl lii(!W«; «»tl foxounnji hi.mwj"- mul *«4 iMcmUii),' dUroicric. 

 Mr. Stbombusl -ill h»" no iBffiridl} in wlrdiiu; ncnc «b«r <.)iull» -orlbv of nth a dtdJcMlm. 



