THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



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NEW PLANTS. 



CACIA RICEANA (Sot. Mag., t. 5835).— This is by far the most beau- 

 tiful of the Tasmanian Acacias, and it appears to be confined to the 

 southern parts of that island, growing like a weeping willow on the 

 banks of the streams that fall into the Derwent. We entirely agree 

 with Dr. Hooker, that " It is remarkable that so fine a greenhouse 

 ornament should be comparatively rare in cultivation, for its deep green perennial 

 foliage, its long whip-like pendant branches, clothed with golden flowers, the facility 

 with which it can be trained over columns and arches, and the length of time 

 during which it remains in 

 flower, render it one of the 

 most desirable acquisitions 

 for a conservatory." At 

 Floors Castle, a glazed 

 corridor, fifty feet in 

 length, is festooned with 

 a single plant, and when 

 it is in flower, from March 

 onwards, the effect is in- 

 describable. Flowering 

 branches, many feet in 

 length, and a mass of bloom, 

 were exhibited before the 

 Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety on the 15th of March 

 last, and they attracted a 

 considerable share of atten- 

 tion. Without doubt, it is 

 one of the most valuable 

 plants for covering pillars 

 and training over the roof 

 of greenhouses and conser- 

 vatories yet introduced to 

 this country. Standard 

 specimens in pots would 

 have a charming appear- 

 ance, intermixed with other 

 spring- flowering plants. 



Considering the great value of this acacia, we have much pleasure in recording 

 the fact that Messrs. Hooper and Co., Central Avenue, Covent Garden, W.C., are 

 offering seeds at a remarkably cheap rate. Acacia seed can be readily raised in an 

 ordinary greenhouse with but little trouble. 



Aphelandra atjrantiaca (Floral Mag., t. 517). — A magnificent stove- 

 plant, with superb foliage, and large heads of brilliant crimson and orange-coloured 

 flowers. 



Catalpa syhinG-efolia at/r,ea. — A golden-leaved variety of one of the noblest 

 garden trees. Messrs. Cripps and Son, of Tunbridge Wells, have lately iutroduced 

 this interesting novelty to cultivation, and it well deserves the attention of those 

 who appreciate choice trees. This variety is distinguished by the rich golden hue of 

 its leaves, which are of a purer and deeper shade of yellow than the well-known 

 Golden Feather pyrethrum. When it attains to some size in a suitable position, it 

 will, we have no doubt, prove to be one of the most distinct and beautiful of garden 

 trees in cultivation. 



Cattleta maxima (Blast. Sort., 29).— A magnificent species with flowers of a 

 delicate rosy-mauve tint. Cattleya maxima is a native of the forests of the Rio 

 Grande, where it attains to gigantic dimensions and makes a remarkable display of 

 its exquisitely-coloured flowers. 



Godetia Whitneti.— This splendid species is distinguished by its dwarf habit 

 and huge flowers, which are produced at the summit of the stems and branches in 



acacia fjceana. 



