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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Deosophyllum lusitanicum, Portuguese Yellow Sundew (Bot. Hag., t. 

 5796). — An almost shrubby representative of our humble sundews. It has a -woody 

 stem two or three inches high, narrow leaves four to eight inches long, and yellow 

 flowers an inch or more across. 



Polycycnis lepida (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 1038). — A pretty and interesting 

 orchid, intermediate between P. barbata and P. muscifera. 



Meiracyllidm gemma (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 988). — A small-growing species 

 with erect leaves like those of Sophronitis cernua, and bearing solitary amethyst- 

 coloured flowers. 



Pleurothallis Bowmannii (Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 989). — An interesting 

 species, introduced to this country from Brazil by the late Mr. Bowman. 



Epidendrum meliosum {Gard. Chron., 1869, p. 989).— A botanical curiosity, 

 introduced to this country from Mexico by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



Griffinia dryades, Wood Griffinia (Bot. Hag., t. 5786).— A fine stove 



Amaryllid, from Rio de 

 Janeiro, Brazil ; leaves ob- 

 long-lanceolate, sub-acute, 

 flowers rich lilac, blue in 

 the outer part of the pe- 

 tals, and white towards the 

 centre, produced on a stem 

 eighteen inches in height. 



Aphelandra acutifo- 

 lia, Sharp-leaved Aphe- 

 landra (Bot. Mag., t. 

 5789). — A beautiful stove 

 shrub with oblong-ovate 

 glossy green leaves, and 

 spikes of bright vermilion 

 red flowers. Well deserving 

 general cultivation. 



Steriphoma parado- 

 xum, Paradoxical Steri- 

 phoma(Bot.Mag., t. 5788). 

 — A fine figure of this 

 good old species, which has 

 been known to this country 

 for many years past. 



Mob^a BULBIFERA, 

 Bulbous Moraea (Bot. 

 Mag., t. 5785).— A charm- 

 ing Cape bulb, with ensi- 

 form leaves and golden yel- 

 low flowers. It is easily 

 managed, and deserves to be 

 more generally cultivated. 

 Cotyledon Sulzmanni, Sulzmann's Cotyledon. — A beautiful rock plant, the 

 foliage brilliant green, with red streaks, the flowers golden yellow, with red-brown 

 spots at the tips of the corolla lobes. 



Nertera depressa, Depressed Nertera (Bot. Mag. t. 5799). — A tiny rubia- 

 ceous hardy plant, quite insignificant when in flower, but soon after covered with 

 spherical orange-coloured fruit, which give it a beautiful appearance. 



Bignonia purpurea, Purple-flowered Bignonia {Bot. Mag., t. 5800). — A 

 magnificent stove climber, closely allied to B. speciosa ; the flower* are of a rosy 

 purple colour. 



Mackaya bella, Natal MacTcaya (Bot. Mag., t. 5797). — A beautiful acan- 

 thaceous shrub, with deep green ovate leaves and large racemes of semi-campanulate 

 flowers, which are white, delicately marked with bright pink lines. 



Aerides Japonicum, Japanese Aerides (Bot. Mag., t. 5798). — " The presence 

 of Aerides in so high a northern latitude is a remarkable fact in physical geography, 

 as testifying to the warmth of the southern coasts of that archipelago, and to the 

 extension of a Malayan type of vegetation to so high a parallel." 



GBIISINIA DEXADES. 



