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l^EW PLANTS. 



a greenish 

 Variegated 



^TANHOPEA EBURXEA, var. Spectabilis, RemarJcahle Ivory-Hoivered 

 Stanhopea {L'lllnst. Eort., t. 531). — This splendid variety has been 

 confounded in collections with ,i'. grandijlora of Lindley, but it is quite 

 distinct. The flowers are of great size, ivory white, with 

 column, and a few spots on the lip, 

 CoDi.^uM VAKIEGATUM, var, Maximxjm, si/n, Ckoton Panache, 

 Croton {L'lllust. Hort.^ t. 534). — Euphor- 

 biacea?. A splendid variety cf a well- 

 known plant, obtained from the Solomon 

 Islands by Mr. John Gould Veitch. It is of 

 stateh'- habit, the leaves large, and ap- 

 proaching to Y-shaped, superbly coloured 

 •with golden bars on a deep green ground. 



ZXGOPETALUM GaUTIERI {L'lUust. 



Eort., t. 535).— Orchidace93. A beautiful 

 new species from St. Catherine. It is 

 of humble growth, the flowers on short 

 racemes, sepals and petals of equal width, 

 green, with purple spots, lip large, blush 

 white on the expanded limb, deep purple 

 at the base. One of tlie most beautiful of 

 this genus. 



Crat^gus oxycaxtha, var. Floribus 

 COCCiNEis PLENis, Eouhle Scarlet-flower- 

 ing Thorn {IJIllust. Eort., t. 536).— Po- 

 maceas. This is one of the finest liardy 

 trees in cultivation, producing an abun- 

 dance of large double flowers of a deep 

 scarlet-red. colour. It was exhibited at 

 the London shows by Messrs. Paul and 

 Son, of Cheshunt, in the summer of 1867. 



QuERCL's KOBL'R, var. Concordia, 

 Golden-leaved OaJc {Ulllust. Eort., t. stanhopea EBrEjjEA. 



537). — Cupuliferae. A beautiful variety of 



the common oak, the leaves being deep orange and yellow, and the young stems of a 

 reddish hue. 



Cattleya amethystoglossa {L'lllust. Eort., t. 538). — A good figure of this 

 well-known magnificent orchid. 



CAiiELLiA jMatteo Maefino {U Illust. Eort., t. 539). — A fine symmetrical 

 flower, regularly imbricated, the petals of a fine cerise red, with stripe of white down 

 the centre. 



LiEiuiT Leichxlinii {L'lllust. Eort. t. 540).— Liliacea?, A graceful habitei 

 lily in the way of L. tigrlnum ; the fl jwers are yellow, with brown spots. 



Epidejjdrum atropurpureum, var. Roseum {L'lllust. Eort., t. 541).— Orchi- 

 daceae. A beautiful variety of a well-known orchid ; it difitirs from the species in 

 the colour of the lip, which is rosy. 



Maranta Baraquini {L'lllust. Eort., t. 542).— Marantacece. A stove plant of 

 neat dwai-f habit, the leaves ovate, lanceolate, with dark line of green in the centre 

 and dark green margin, the intermediate spaces delicate grey, with green lines. 



POMPOX CuRYSANTHEMUMS, Continental varieties {l'lllust. Eort., t. 543). — 

 1. Madatne le Baronne d'Ulimbert. midium size, rosy with whitish centre. 2. Fi- 

 hreto, medium size, pule yellow. 3. Madame de SeLatier, large delicate rosy blush. 

 4. M. de Soulages, medium size, very neat, colour fine deep brownish crimson, first- 

 rate. 5. 3Iadame la Comtesse de Mons, rather large, soft rose shading to white. 

 6. Atilla, very small, red, with yellowish or brass}- centre. 7- Mr. Astie, medium size, 

 rough, dark red, and brassy, Nos. 3 and 5 we can recommend, but not the others. 



Cattleya amethystoglossa, Amelhgst-lipped Cattleya {Bot. Mag., t. 5683). — 

 Orchidacea^. A magnificent orchid, believed to be a native of Brazil. It is allied 

 to C. granulosa and C, guttata, but is distinct from both. Mr, Warner describes 



