appearance ot" the plant is described as being intermediate 

 between C. macrantha and maculata. 



76. POLEMONIUM cceruleum; var. grandiflorum. 



A beautiftd variety of this common flower has been raised 

 in the garden of the Horticultural Society, from seed received 

 from India through the East India Company. It is rather 

 taller than usual, and the flowers, which are blue, are nearly 

 three times as largre as those of the common kind. It is a 

 fine addition to the stock of biennial flowers. 



77. THALICTRUM cid{ratum. Wallich. 



This is an hardy herbaceous plant, of no beauty, raised in 

 the garden of the Horticultural Society, from seed obtained 

 from the Himalayas through the East India Company. It 

 has a slender glaucous stem, from two to three feet high ; 

 ovate, glaucous, reticulated leaflets ; and greenish-yellow 

 flowers scattered over somewhat horizontal racemes. 



78. TANACETUM longifdmm. WaUich. 



Another weedy plant from the Himalayas, introduced by 

 the Hon. East India Company. It has finely cut light green 

 leaves, a stem one and a half to two feet high, and rather 

 large capitula of ray less yellow flowers. It is not at all worth 

 cultivation, except in a Botanic Garden. 



GUATEMALA ORCHIDACE^. 

 Mr. Skinner, a gentleman resident in Guatemala, and 

 well known as a very liberal and enthusiastic naturalist, has 

 lately sent several valuable collections of Orchidaceous plants 

 to his correspondents in this country, which have generally 

 arrived in the most healthy state. Amongst others Mr. 

 Harris of Kingsbury has received a portion, which Mr. Beaton 

 informs me were in such excellent condition as to be little the 

 worse for their journey ; a circumstance probably owing to 

 the plants having been nailed to the sides of the boxes, with 

 the interstices packed with Tillandsia. Mr. Beaton has found 

 dry sawdust answer the same purpose. This at least is cer- 

 tain that moss, from its hygrometrical quality, is the worst of 

 all materials. Mr. Harris having placed in my hands the 

 dried specimens transmitted with the plants, together with 

 Mr. Skinner's valuable observations upon the climate which 



