1876.] 



AND HORTICULTURIST. 



205 



" Pleione maculata, same prices as the above. 



" Coelogyne corymbosa. — This is probably the 

 first time this handsome species has ever been 

 seen in England in a living state. 10». 6rf. each, 

 4 guineas per dozen. 



" Dendrobium marmoratum, 7s. M. each, £3 per 

 dozen. 



"Dendrobium Cambridgeanum, 7s. M. each, £3 

 per dozen. 



"Some splendid plants of the rare Odonto- 

 glossum Lindeni, only a few plants of which 

 previously existed in this country, 1.5s. each, 6 

 guineas per dozen." 



NEW PLANTS. 



Cheilanthes fragrans. — A pretty dwarf Cys- 

 topteris-hke Fern, forming dense tufts in vertical 

 fissures of rocks fully exposed to the sun. Fronds 

 bright green, two or three times divided, with 

 deep brown bristlj^-scaled stalks : highly fragrant 

 with the scent of new-mown hay. A native of 

 the mountains of Corsica and Swizterland. Prob- 

 ably hardy in favorable situations. 



Phormium Colensoi varieCtAtum. — This beauti- 

 ful plant has narrowish, erect, pointed, dark- 

 green leaves, scarcely an inch in width, elegantly 

 banded at the mai'gin with one or sometimes two 

 narrow stripes of creamy white. It has the same 

 distichous mode of growth as P. tenax, but is 

 altogether a smaller and more elegant plant, 

 while its more erect habit and narrower leaves 

 give it quite a distinct appearance from that of 

 the variegated Phormium tenax. It is a native of 

 New Zealand. 



CORYNOSTYLIS HYBANTHUS ALBIFLORA. — The 



genus Corynostylis belongs to the family of the 

 Violets, and consists of semi-scandent shrubs. 



with alternate leaves and long-stalked flowers, 

 the lower petal of which is produced behind into 

 a long horn or spur. The present species was 

 found on the banks of the Amazon. It is a 

 shrubby and remarkably free-blooming plant, of 

 a trailing or climbing habit, bearing ovate-acu- 

 minate leaves and lovely, white, horn-shaped or 

 trumpet-shaped flowers, about two inches long, 

 suspended on long, thread-like peduncles. These 

 interesting flowers taken in profile present the 

 appearance of some long-spurred Tropaeolum, 

 while on the front view they bear a resemblance 

 to those of a gigantic Violet. 



QUERIES. 



Sun Ray Fuchsia. — A correspondent from 

 Watertown, N. Y., desires to know who origin- 

 ated the Fuchsia " Sun Ray." 



Nymph^a ccerulea. — " Ignoramus," Sing Sing, 

 N. Y., writes : " Will you please be so kind as to 

 let me know in the next number of the ' Gar- 

 dener's Monthly ' about the aquatic plant, 

 Nymphaea ccerulea, how soon will it bloom from 

 the seed? and how large a plant is it? would it 

 be suitable for a small aquarium ? Pardon the 

 liberty I take, but as I understand you like to 

 have subscribers inquire about what they do not 

 know, I take you up by asking these questions. 

 If you see fit to answer them, you Will confer a 

 favor on a new subscriber, who is young and 



green. 



Ignoramus. 



[This will bloom the second year from seed. 

 It is hardly the plant for an aquarium, as it 

 needs sun and stagnant water to thrive well, — 

 and this is not the conditions aquariums are 

 usually treated to. We are always glad to an- 

 swer inquirers. — Ed. G. M.] 



Iruit and Iegetable gardening. 



SEASONABLE HINTS. 



We often wonder why so little pride is taken 

 to have the vegetable garden beautiful as well as 

 useful. To some extent this is owing to a desire 

 to save labor. As often arranged with box edgings 

 and flower borders all the garden has to be dug 



with a spade or fork. This will not do for many. 

 They want to plow, not dig the ground. But 

 this can be arranged by having a long narrow 

 garden instead of the old-fashioned square one. 

 The plow can then work up and down the back, 

 while through the middle may be a walk with 

 box edgings or other edge plants. Then much 



