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THE FLORIST. 



PICOTEES. 



RED- EDGED. 



Ernest (Edmonds'). 

 Gem (Sharp's). 

 Isabella (W ildnian's). 

 Jenny l.iml ( Edmonds'). 

 Kinf; James (Headley's). 

 Sebastian. 



PURPLE-EDGED. 



Amy (Burroughes'). 

 Del'icata (Holliday's). 

 Jessica (May's). 



Juliet (May's). 

 Portia (May's.) 

 Regina (Cox's). 



ROSE AND SCARLET EDGED. 



Lady Dacre (Garratt's). 

 Mrs. Barnard ( Barnard's). 

 Princess Royal ( Willmer's). 

 Proconsul (GatliflVs). 

 Queen Victoria (Green's). 

 Venus (Headley's). 



NEW PLANTS. 



Under this head we intend to give, from time to time, as opportunity- 

 may offer, some account of such new or recently introduced plants 

 as we consider will prove acquisitions to our readers. Our remarks 

 will relate to the more attractive subjects figured in the leading pe- 

 riodicals of the day, and also to the most beautiful of the new things 

 which come under our own observation. We will begin with — 



Zygopetalum brachypetalum. — A beautiful orchid exhibited at the last meeting of 

 the Horticultural Society in Regent Street, from M. de Jonghe, of Brussels. 

 The lip is rather large, bluish lilac, marbled with white ; the petals and sepals 

 green, marked with brown. It is, however, not so handsome, to our taste, as 

 Z. Mackayi. 



Yanda suavis. — A specimen of this fine orchid was also exhibited at the same 

 meeting, from Mr. Holford's gardener. It is a truly beautiful thing, having 

 large white flowers, spotted with bright brown. There are, however, some in- 

 ferior nearly spotless varieties of it. We understand it is in the possession of 

 Messrs. Veitch. 



Calanthe vestita. — Also a beautiful orchid exhibited a short time ago by Messrs. 

 Veitch. It produces long racemes of white blossoms, which are spotted in 

 their centres with bright crimson. 



Curtis' s Botanical Magazine for December contains : 



Allamanda Aubletii. — A handsome yellow- flowered climbing stove-shrub, figured 

 from the nursery of Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., of Exeter. It was 

 introduced from Brazil, and appears to be most nearly related to A. Schottii. 



Pleroma Kunthianum — An erect-growing stove Melastomad, equal in beauty to 

 P. elegans; the flowers being as large, but of a deeper shade of purple. It 

 comes from Brazil. 



Dipladenia urophylla. — A beautiful bushy stove-plant, figured from the collec- 

 tion of Messrs. Veitch. It has a good foliage, and pendent salmon-coloured 

 flowers, inclining to purple ; the tubes of the blossoms, inside and out, being 

 tawny yellow. 



Swa'msona Greyana. — A pretty purple and white Pea-flowered plant, from South 

 Australia. It requires a cool greenhouse, in which it blossoms from June to 

 August. It is figured from the collection of Mr. Ingram, of Southampton. 



