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discovered by Galeotti, an Italian explorer, in 1845, but 

 was not introduced to European gardens until about 1859. 

 It is a distinct orchid, with long pseudo-bulbs, and a single 

 elliptic coriaceous leaf. The flowers spring from the base 

 of the pseudo-bulbs, the sepals and petals are greenish- 

 yellow in colour, the lip is large, light yellow at the edges, 

 and darker yellow around the column. 



Ci/prijjcdium Pnrishn, Echb. This is a stout growing 

 plant, with large coriaceous green leaves, the scape bearing 

 from four to seven flowers, the petals of which are twisted, 

 and bear along their margins patches of blackish hairs. 

 It is said to have been first discovered by the Eev. C. 

 Parish, in compliment to whom it is named, in 1859, but 

 was not introduced to this country until 186 8, when it 

 was imported by Messrs. Low & Co. 



Crinutn augushim, Eoxb., is a large plant, the bulb being 

 from six to eight inches across at base. The peduncles 

 bear umbels of flowers up to thirty or more, which, in bud, 

 are bright red, the inner surface of the segments being 

 lighter. 



Oxijpctalum cccrulcnm, Decne. A native of Brazil ; is a 

 slender growing plant with bright blue flowers and 

 tomentose foliage ; formerly known as Twcedia caridca. 



Tussacia ■p^dchdla. Belongs to the order Gesnerace^i?, 

 and grows to about a foot in height. The axillary 

 inflorescences bear flowers, the calyx of which is red, the 

 corolla orange colour. The leaves are deciduous in winter. 



Impatiens HawJceri. A native of the Sunda Islands, 

 and one of the most brilliant in cultivation, the flowers 

 being dark purple-red and large. Introduced in 1886. 



Solanum Wendlandii, Hook, f., the finest of the climbing 

 species of this genius in cultivation. 



Aristolochia tricaudata, Lem. A shrubby species, 

 flowering from the older parts of the stems, the flowers 

 being of a dark purple colour. A native of Mexico. 



