294 THE FLORIST. 



Coloured Illustrations in Paxton''s Flower-Garden for November. 



Allium ACUMINATUM. A hardy bulbous plant of the onion tribe, about one 

 foot high, with narrow rushy leaves, and flowers in loose umbels richly stained 

 with crimson. There are but few of this extensive genus worth cultivating, un- 

 less for culinary purposes. The present species is said to be one of the showiest. 

 It was introduced to the Horticultural Society from California. 



Tacsoma mamcata. One of the most beautiful of greenhouse climbers, and 

 closely allied to the Passion-flowers. It is said to be an abundant bloomer when 

 allowed plenty of pot-room, or when planted out; the flowers are large, and of 

 the most brilliant scarlet. Its native locality is hedges near Loxa, in Peru. In- 

 troduced by the Horticultural Society. It has flowered Avith A. F. Slade, Esq., 

 Chiselhurst, Kent, and was figured from there. 



Dendrobium transpakens. a pretty delicate free-blooming Orchid, having 

 wide-spreading pinkish flowers stained with crimson in the middle of the lip. 

 Native of Nepal; and was detected on the Garrow Hills by Mr. T. Lobb, Messrs. 

 Veitch's collector, through whom it was introduced. 



The woodcuts contain: 1. Leaves and flowers of Polygonum cuspidatum; 

 2. Leaves and flowers of Calochortus pallidus ; 3. A flowering branch of Styli- 

 dium saxifragoides, — this plant is noticed at p. 227; 4. A leaf and flower of 

 Gordonia javanica, noticed at p. 269 ; 5. A plant in miniature of Coccoloba 

 macro phylla, noticed at p. 238; 6. A leaf and head of flowers of Rogiera amcena; 

 7. A flowering sprig of Potentilla ochreata. 



Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. J. Houlston. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



November T). — J. Knowles, Esq., of Trafford Bank House, near 

 Manchester, sent a new Burlingtonia, from Demerara. It was 

 covered with numerous pendent spikes of beautiful white blossoms. 

 A Banksian medal was awarded it. — Messrs. Veitch produced a new 

 terrestrial Ccelogyne, called Maculata, from the mountains of India ; 

 also a handsome specimen of the true Calanthe vestita, for which a 

 Tariety without the red eye is sometimes sold. A certificate of 

 merit was awarded for the Calanthe. — Mr. Hamp, gardener to J. 

 Thorne, Esq. sent a nice exhibition of Epiphyllum truncatum and 

 its varieties, for which a Banksian medal was awarded. — Pimelea 

 (macrocephala), a robust stiff- growing white-flowered kind, was ex- 

 hibited by Messrs. Henderson, of Pine-Apple Place ; and a seed- 

 ling Pentstemon, w^hite streaked with pink, called Salteri, by Mr. 

 Salter of Hammersmith. 



Among miscellaneous subjects was a number of drawings of 

 various kinds of flowers and fruit, executed on rice-paper, from Mrs. 

 Dickens, of Hereford Square, Old Brompton. These were reported 

 by Dr. Lindley and others to be satisfactory examples of the style 

 of art to which they belong. From the garden of the Society came 

 the Musk-scented Angelonia ; Ipomoea ficifolia, very gay at this 

 season ; Salvia pulchella, which has lately been sold under the name 

 of S. elegans ; three Cape Heaths; the charming Lyperia pinnatifida, 

 a plant which is nearly always in flower ; the handsome Veronica 

 Andersonii ; some Chrysanthemums, Orchids, and other plants. 



