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NEW PLANTS. 



AMPANULA ISOPHYLLA, Ligurian Bell-flower (Bot. Mag., t. 5745). 

 — A beautiful and rare hardy herbaceous plant, native of the ancient 

 Liguria, as the district between the Gulf of Tuscany and the Apennines 

 was called. The flowers are of a most lovely blue colour, and last a 

 considerable time. 



Trichopilia giiata (Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 1338).- — Orchidacece. A pretty 

 Trichopilia, introduced from Peru by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, bearing yellowish 

 green and white flowers. 



Oncidium (cytrochilum) Xaxthodon {Gard. Chron., 1S68, p. 1338). — 

 Orchidacere. An interesting orchid, introduced from Western South America by 

 Messrs. Backhouse, with small brown and yellow flowers. 



CAMPANULA ISOrflXLLA. 



Dendbobtom Williamsoni, Williamson's Bendrobe (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 

 78).— Orchidacea?. A beautiful orchid, introduced by Mr. W. J. Williamson from 

 Assam. The flowers are in the way of D. ehurnea, with brownish sepals and petals, 

 lip white with red spot, strong upright habit. 



Ctpbtpeditjm Habjbisiaktdm {Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 108). — Orchidacese. A 

 grand hybrid raised by Mr Dominy, Messrs. Veitch's skilful foreman at Chelsea. 

 It is exactly intermediate between C. barbatum and 0. villosum, possessing the 

 large stout glossy foliage and flowers of the latter, with the richly-coloured markings 

 of the former. 



Vakda insignis, Noble Vanda (Bot. Mag., t. 5759). — A noble orchid, " one of 

 the most interesting importations of late years. It settles a long obscure point in 

 the garden nomenclature of this novel genus, proving that the plant which has 

 hitherto usually borne the name of V. insignis is not the plant of Blume, hut, as was 

 often suspected, a form of T. tricolor; and that Blume's plant is not only a 



