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India in beauty. One kind, which produces remarkably large 
blossoms, and which has been successfully introduced into 
England, has been named by Dr. Lindley, V. Lowez, after its h 
fortunate discoverer. : 
Again, one kind of Cypripedium, or Lady's Slipper, which 
grows in Borneo, excels all those previously known ; and while 
the genus Dendrobium, which is the pride of India, presents only 
small-flowered species in Borneo, the genus ria is rich in 
varied and eminently beautiful kinds.  Cirrhopetalon, Bolbo- 
. phyllum, and others of the more minute Orchidee abound, and 
are highly curious, delicate, and beautiful, compensating, by 
their interesting forms, for the want of gaudy colours and large 
size. 
To pass from Orchideous plants, of which the culture 1s now 
so much favoured in England, we find the same localities, namely, 
river-banks and the dense underwood of the jungles, exhibiting 
many beautiful species of Zzora and Pavetta. The former bears 
large bunches of flowers, which vary into all the intermediate 
shades, from pale orange to crimson; while the latter presents 
tufts of delicate snow-white blossoms. Other Rubiaceae abound, 
and are among the most fragrant and beautiful of the wild 
plants of Borneo. | A 
Perhaps no plants are more gorgeous than the different 
kinds of Rhododendron, one in particular, which Mr. Lowe has 
named after Rajah Brooke. Its large heads of flowers are 
produced in abundance all the year round, and excel in size 
those of any known species: they frequently consist of eighteen 
flowers, which are of all possible hues, from a pale and rich 
yellow to reddish salmon-colour; when the sun shines upon 
them, these blossoms sparkle with the brilliancy of gold dust. 
Three other sorts have a fine inflorescence, one crimson, 
another red, and the third of a rich tint between these colours. 
Four species of Clerodendron adorn the banks of the Sarawak 
river : two of them, which are fragrant, bear white flowers, another 
is scarlet, and another crimson. The latter is the handsomest : 
it forms a shrub, ten feet high, each branch tipped with a large 
loose spike of rich crimson blossoms; the head of flowers 1s 
often three feet from the foliage, forming, with the equally 
crimson bracts and stems, a magnificent pyramid of bloom, each 
blossom relieved by its white centre and protruding stamens ; 
and the foliage is likewise ornamental, being large, dense, and 
heart-shaped. This Clerodendron, which now grows well in 
England, has been named after Captain Béthune, R.N., who 
brought it and several other fine plants from Borneo, where its 
