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greenish yellow, with a labellum curiously covered over all 

 the lower part with green warts. 



67. CLEISOSTOMA maculosa. Lindl. gen. et sp. orch. 227. 



Messrs, Loddiges have flowered this Orchidaceous plant, 

 from a specimen imported from Ceylon. It has the habit of 

 a small Vanda, with long-stalked spikes of small yellowish- 

 brown and pink roundish fleshy blossoms. 



68. CYCLOGYNE canescens. Bentham in Botanical Register Appendix, Swan 

 Eiver plants, p. xvi. no. 72. 



This is a very beautiful herbaceous plant, of which speci- 

 mens have been raised fi'om Swan River seeds by Mr. Hugh 

 Lowe of the Clapton nursery. It is a grey-leaved species, 

 with the habit and aspect of a Galega ; its flowers are at 

 present only known from dried specimens, but they are ar- 

 ranged in long erect spikes towards the end of the branches, 

 are large, and appear to be violet or blue. It will be a very 

 pretty ornament to the conservatory and greenhouse. 



69. ARCTOSTAPHYLOS mttda. Bentham plant. Hartweg. p. 66. no. 483. 

 A plant or two of this rare species has been raised in the 



garden of the Horticultural Society, from seeds presented by 

 Geo. Frederick Dickson, Esq. It forms an evergreen bush, 

 with serrated shining evergreen leaves, and short erect ra- 

 cemes of flowers resembling those of the common Strawberry 

 tree. Should it prove hardy it will be a plant of considerable 

 value as an ornamental evergreen. Its fruit is unknown. 



70. PHILADELPHUS mexicanus. Schlecht. in Linnsea, vol. 13. p. 418. 

 Benth. pi. Hartw. p. 61. no. 458. 



This is a kind of Syringa, with brown downy flexible 

 branches, ovate somewhat cordate leaves, coarsely hairy on 

 the under side, and either quite entire or only serrated in a 

 very slight degree at the margin. The flowers are large, 

 white, and in the native specimens are placed singly at the 

 end of the twigs. It promises to be a graceful plant, although 

 perhaps not of striking beauty. Young plants have been 

 raised from Mr, Hartweg's seeds in the garden of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. 



