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self, that when he supposes his hearer's attention to be riveted by 

 some impressive portion of Scripture or edifying story, the devout 

 ejaculation, " There goes a brace of birds !" will dispel the flattering 

 illusion. And when my old friend sat for his portrait, the artist 

 inquiring of him what he would like to be doing, his answer was, 

 '• Perhaps, master, you may as well paint me twisting a little bit of 

 wire!" — I am, yours truly. 



The Sedentary Man. 



NEW PLANTS, 



Figured in the Bota7iical Magazine for February. 



AcANTHOFHipnuM Javanicum. An orchidaceous plant of great beauty, with 

 an inflorescence similar to A. Sylhetense ; the pseudo-hulbs are elongated, and 

 have a bracteated scape about six inches long, bearing six or eight large hand- 

 some flowers of a yelloAv colour, beautifully veined, tinged, and streaked with 

 purplish red ; the flowers are not so bright in colour as A, bicolor, but are in 

 greater profusion, and remain a long time in perfection. It is a native of the 

 woods of the mountain of Salack in Java; introduced some years ago by Messrs. 

 Loddiges, and is at present very scarce in collections. Figured from Kew. 



CoELOGYNE Wallichii. An elegant orchidaceous plant, differing from the 

 generality of the genus by being terrestrial like the Bletias : its pseudo-bulbs 

 are flagon-shaped, dark green, warted, and frequently covered with a strong 

 veining of loose network; flowers large, one from each pseudo-bulb, of a very 

 delicate purplish colour ; the labellum is pink, white, and yellow, with a few red 

 spots. It was discovered by Dr. Wallich, in the mountain district of Sylhet and 

 Khasiya ; also found by Dr. Hooker, in his present mission, near Darjeeling in 

 Sikkim Himalaya, and from him sent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, from 

 whence it was figured. 



Clematis graveolens. A slender- growing species, quite hardy, suitable 

 for covering a trellis-work or a wall ; it attains the height of about six feet, 

 flowers moderately large, of a pale yellowish-green colour. It is a native of 

 Chinese Tartary and the snowy passes of Western Himalaya, at an elevation of 

 12,000 feet. Figured from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 



Dipteracanthus spectabilts. This is a very showy species, having a large 

 flower of a deep-purple blue colour (like Achimenes longiflora) ; it is an erect, 

 branching, soft-wooded plant, having an herbaceous aspect, and grows from one 

 to two feet high. It is a native of Cuenca in Peru; hence it will require an inter- 

 mediate house for cultivation : seeds were received from W. Lobb by Messrs. 

 Veitch and Son, Exeter, with whom it flowered, and from there it was figured. 



Zauschneria Californica, variety latifolia. A low, probably hardy, half- 

 shrubby, perennial plant, having beautiful red flowers like a Fuchsia ; it is a 

 free-growing species, flowering abundantly towards the latter part of summer, 

 and continuing a long time in perfection. This will make a useful plant for bed- 

 ding out; if planted thick, and stopped back early in the season, it will attain a 

 tolerable degree of compactness before the end of summer; it is well worthy of 

 pot-culture, or as an ornamental object for a conservatory. It was introduced to 

 the Horticultural Society through Mr. Hartweg from California. Figured from 

 the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kcav. 



Pentstemon cokdtfolius. a rather weak and straggling-growing herbaceous 

 plant of very distinct character, having bright scarlet flowers, which are produced 

 freely during summer ; it is an ornamental plant for shrubberies or flower-borders, 

 or for rockwork. It was discovered by Mr. Hartweg on the mountain of Santa 

 Inez in California, who sent seeds to the Horticultural Society. Figured from 

 the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 



Royal Botanic Gardens^ Kew. J. Houlston. 



