L^ELIA OBANDIS. 



NEW PLANTS. 



JELIA GRANDIS {Bot. Mag., t. 5553).— In general habit and aspect, 

 the flower of Lcelia grandis is iindistinguishable from the Cattleyas, to 

 whicli — but for its eight pollen 

 masses — it would be at once re- 

 ferred. It is a tine species, -with stems un- 

 der a foot high, narrow at the base, but 



swollen above, and bearing a solitary rigid 



leaf. The peduncle is two- flowered, the 



sepals and petals nankeen-coloured, the 



lip three-lobed, wliitish, with purple veins. 

 LincM FORMOSUM {L' Illust. HoH , t. 



459). — Liliace£E. This is a very doubtful 



species, but whatever its position and afh- 



nities, it is a fine subject for cultivation, 



and the name will serve for horticultural, 



if not for botanical purposes. It is of 



Japanese origin, and has the same habit 



of growth as most other liliums from that 



country. The flowers are large and very 



richly coloured, the ground colour being 



orange, heavily overlaid with stripes of 



orange red and chocolate. 



Camellia contessa pasolini {V Illust. 



Sort., t. 461). — A medium-sized flower, 



finely-formed, imbricated. The petals 



slightly lobed, the colour deep flesh, striped 



and shaded with dull red and reddish 



fawn. 



Spar AXIS pulcherrima {Bot. Mag., 



t. 5555). — Iridacere. One of the love- 

 liest species of a well-known and popular genus of Cape bulbs. It was 



introduced from the district between the 

 Keiskamma and Bufi'alo rivers, on the 

 eastern side of Southern Africa, by Messrs. 

 Backhouse and Son, of York, and by them 

 flowered in October last. It is of most 

 graceful habit, somewhat resembling S. 

 j)endida, from which it difi'ers in its larger 

 growth, and the campanulate form of the 

 perianth, which is of the richest rosy pur- 

 ple colour, shaded before expanding with 

 rich blue. 



Thibaudia cordifclia {Bot. Mag. 

 t. 5559). — Vacciniacese. A hand-ome 

 branched shrub, bearing short-tubed bright 

 red flowers. It is a native of the Alpine 

 regions of the Andes of New Granada and 

 Ecuador. It was originally exhibited by- 

 Mr. Bateman under the name of T. oca- 

 nensis, but has since been identified with, 

 the 2\ cordijolia of Kunth. 



EuLOPHiA EfGLOSSA {Bot. Mag., t. 

 55fil). — Orchidaceoe. A singular, but un- 

 attractive plant from tlie Old Calabar river. 

 It is terrestrial in habit, the pseudo bulbs 

 are long and tapering, the flowers green, 

 with purple spotted lip. As it is a native 

 of one of the most sultry regions of the 

 earth, it requiies a good heat to grow it 

 Kell. 

 Tillandsia xiphioides [Bot. Mag., t. 55G2).— Bromeliaceas. A small rigid 



SPAEA3IS PULCDEBRIMA. 



