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NEW PLANTS. 



;UMPHIA THEOPHRASTA, Theophrasta-liJce Gomphia {Bot Mag. t. 

 5642). — OchnaceiE. A small stove shrub from South America. The 

 leaves are oblong-lanceolate, a foot long and three inches broad, re- 

 curved, acutely serrated. The flowers are one-third of an inch in dia- 

 meter, in clusters of two to five ; golden yellow. 



Epidendrum eburneum, Ivory Floicered Ejjidendrum {Bot. Mag. t. 5643). — 

 Orchideoe. A handsome stove orchid, from Panama. It is of fine distinct habit, 

 stems one to two feet high ; leaves alternate and dark green ; flowers consisting of 

 narrow citron-coloured sepals and petals, and a broad shield-shaped lip of ivory 

 ■whiteness. 



Myktus Cheken, Chequen of Chili (Bot. Mag. t. 5644). — Myrtaceae. A pretty 

 evergreen Chilian shrub, closely allied to Evgenia Luma. It is densely leafy, and 

 flowers abundantly, the flowers being white and fragrant. Suitable for the greea 

 house, or a warm wall in the west of England. 



C-iiLOGYNE LAGENAKiA, Flagon-liilhed C(flogyne {L'lllust. Sort. t. 510). — 

 Orchidic. This beautiful and interesting orchid is found in elevated regions of the 

 Himalaya and Xepaul, and it comes into the category of what are called " cool 

 orchids." The pseudo-bulb is a remarkable object, and has been variously likened 

 to a flagon, a bottle, and a gourd ; the flowers are produced immediately upon the 

 pseudo-bulb, and are at once handsome and curious. The sepals and petals are 

 nearly equal in size. Their colour a soft lavender, or dove ; the lip is projected in 

 a pouched form, somewhat resembling the flower of a gloxinia ; it is white on 

 the outside, with bold bars of deep red on the reverted limb, and within bright 

 yellow\ 



Thuxberoia jragraxs, Fragrani-Jloioered Thunlergia {Vlllust. Mort. t. 511). 

 — A superb stove climber, from India, lately introduced to public notice by Mr. 

 B. S. Williams. The leaves are elegantly ovate, and obscurely lobed ; the colour a 

 rich dark green ; the flowers are nearly two inches in diameter, pure white with 

 yellow centre, deliciously fragrant. 



Azalea lndica Francois- Devos {L'lllust. Sort. t. 512). — A semi-double 

 variety of fine character. The flowers are of great size, finely formed ; the colour 

 intense deep red, with shades of lake and vermilion, 



Ullmus campestris Yar. acrea, G olden-leaved Elm {V III ust. Eort. t. 513). — 

 A beautiful hardy tree, with richly variegated leaves, the prevailing colour being 

 gold yellow, deepening to orange and red. 



Cat'ileya quadricolor, Four-coloured Caitleya {Vlllust. Eort. t. 514). — A 

 good figure of this superb New Granada species, which has already had a place in 

 this department. 



Maranta illustris. Splendid maranta (L'lllust. Eort. t. 515). — Marantacese. 

 This IS a beautiful species, the large, roundish, ovate leaves being riclily barred with 

 two or three shades of green, and marked with a zigzag zone of white, pale pink, 

 and blue. 



GARDEN GUIDE FOR JUNE. 



Kitclien Garden. — The month of May has done but little to help ihe kitchen 

 garden through its difficulties, for the intense heat which characterized the early 

 part of the month was followed by intense cold, and every kind of vegetation 

 suffered, more especially tender seedling plants of broccolis, onions, etc. The warm 

 rains which commenced on the 26th have been eminently beneficial, and we may 

 say with assurance now that things are growing. Spinach is one of the most im- 

 portantof vegetables this season, for so many things having been destroyed, that 

 which could be depended on for a quick return has had great favour shown it. The 

 common round-seeded spinach is the quickest of all. The perpetual spinach beet is 

 a good vegetable to sow on hot soils, where comicon spinach runs quickly to seed, 



