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the approval of visitors, and be found beneficial. Where Dahlias, China- 

 Asters, and similar flowers are grown in quantities they afford a profusion of 

 materials to appropriate for such purposes. — (^Conductor.) 



NEW AND RARE PLANTS, 

 Recently noticed at various Nurseries and Floral Exhibitions. 



(Continued from page 191.) 



Podolobium storophyllum. — A pretty flowering greenhouse plant, with 

 yellow flowers having a reddish keel, blooming very freely. 



Tabernoemontania coronaria. — The flowers are white and interesting. 



Dillwynia glycinifolia. — Mr. Butcher, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, ex- 

 hibited a fine specimen of this pretty flowering plant. Its very numerous 

 yellow and red flowers giving it a showy and interesting appearance. 



Chorozema elegans. — This new and beautiful species has recently bloom- 

 ed in the greenhouse in the London Horticultural Society's Garden. The 

 flowers are of a brilliant yellow and crimson, produced in large spikes. It 

 is a very desirable plant for the greenhouse. 



Verbena Fergusoni. — This is similar to V. Neilli in habit, and the flowers 

 of a lighter colour than V. arranana. 



Stachy's Coccinea. — This plant is a native of Mexico, and bloomed at 

 the Clapton nursery with the Salvia patens, &c. The plant grows to about 

 half a yard high, having numerous branches flowering freely. The flowers 

 are of a dull red, but though not brilliant when grown in masses, produce 

 a pretty effect. It blooms in the open border from June to October. 



Echium giganteum. — A fine plant of it was exhibited by Mr. Fielden, 

 gardener to J. Linwood, Esq. ; it had fine spikes of blue flowere, very showy. 

 Both the kinds here exhibited deserve a place in every collection of green- 

 house plants. 



Anihocercis littoreus. — A greenhouse plant, flowers yellow, with dark 

 streaks in the inside. 



Pimelea hypericafolia ; flowers white, having bright yellow anthers, in- 

 teresting. 



Mahernia pimata. — A pretty flowering greenhouse plant, profusely in 

 bloom, flowers bright scarlet outside, and blush inside. 



Hemerocallis rutilans. — The flower-stems rise about a foot high, having 

 flowers of a golden yellow. 



Lilium longiflorura.— A very fine specimen having fourteen large flow- 

 ers, of a most pure white, and fragrant. The plant had four stems rising 

 about four feet high ; it deserves a place in every greenhouse. 



PELARGONIUMS EXHIBITED BY MR. CATLEUGH. 



Victory, lower petals nearly white, upper petals with a large dark spot, 

 slightly streaked. 



Florence, lower petals pale rose, upper petals having a large dark spot, 

 slightly streaked. The flower is nearly white at the centre. 



Sylph, lower petals pale rose, upper petals with a large dark spot, the 

 flower becoming whiter at the centre. The flower is very large. 



Stella, lower petals bright pink, upper petals rosy crimson, with a moderate 

 sized dark spot. 



Splendidum, upper petals of a bright rosy crimson, having a largish dark 

 spot, lower petals rosy crimson. The flower is lighter towards the centre, 

 and of a very superior form. 



Kienzii, the flower is of a beautiful pale pink, with a large dark spot on 

 each of the upper petals, streaked with a darker colour, and having a cen- 

 tre nearly white. It is of a very superior form. 



Una, white slightly tinged with blush, a moderate sized crimson spot on 

 upper petals. The flower is of a fine form. 



